HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/23/2002 - City Council Special MeetingSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF COSTA MESA
OCTOBER 23, 2002
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, met in
special session on, October 23, 2002, at 8:17 a.m., in
Conference Room 17-A of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Notice of the special meeting was given as required by law.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Dixon.
ROLL CALL Council Members -P_ resent:.. Mayor Linda Dixon
Nlayar Pro Tem Gary Monahan
Council Member Libby Cowan
Gouncii_Member Karen Robinson
Council Members Absent:--Council-Member Chris Steel
Officials Present: City'ManagerAllan Roeder
Administrative Services Director
Steve Hayman
Personnel Manager Howard
Perkins
Legal Counsel, Liebert, Cassidy
and Whitemore, Peter Brown
Deputy City Clerk Julie Folcik
ORAL There being no public speakers, the -Mayor adjourned to the
COMMUNICATIONS closed session at 8:20 a.m.
Closed Sessions Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, a closed
session of the Costa Mesa City Council regarding a public
employee release was held.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, a closed
session of the Costa Mesa City Council to conduct a public
employee evaluation of the City Attorney was held.
Announcement The Mayor reconvened the public session of the meeting at
9:45 a.m., at which time it was announced that the purpose of
the following closed session was to discuss the allegation in a
letter that the City received dated October 15, 2002 from
Assistant City Attorney Tom Wood, in which he opined that
the Council convened a meeting on September 9, 2002, that
was illegal and in violation of the Brown Act. The subject
meeting was a closed session regarding public employee
performance evaluations.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting to the closed session at
9:50 a.m.
Pursuant to Section 54965.9 (b)(3)(B) of the California
Government Code a closed session to confer with legal
counsel regarding anticipated litigation of matters that involve
significant exposure to litigation — one (1) case, was held.
No Action Taken The Mayor reconvened the meeting at 10:33 a.m., and
announced that no action was taken at the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT The Mayor declared the meetinp adjourned at :35 a.m
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ayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
Depu : City.Clerk.of the City of Costa Mesa
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