City Council - Special Meeting - January 27, 2026
A.
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
B.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The public is permitted to speak on items that are listed on the Closed Session agenda.
In Person
: Please file a speaker’s card with the City Clerk on the form provided on the counter at the back of the Chambers.
Zoom
: Please use the Raise Your Hand feature in Zoom during this item to speak under Public Comments.
Members of the public wishing to speak during the public discussion of items that are on the agenda are requested to fill out the speaker form provided and hand the card to the City Clerk at the beginning of (or during) the meeting. Pursuant to Council/Administrative Policy, Meeting Rules and Procedures section 5.2 (Decorum Generally – Public), comments by members of the public are generally limited to five minutes, or less time if a large number of speakers is anticipated, or if approved by the Mayor. A speaker may not allocate his or her time to another speaker. All remarks shall be addressed to the Mayor. Speakers are urged to avoid unnecessary repetition in their remarks and instead simply indicate a agreement with previous speakers. Speakers desiring answers to questions, at the invitation of the Mayor, may have a staff member provide a brief response. Alternately, a staff member may follow up directly with the speaker during regular City business hours.
In order to ensure that all speakers feel welcome to share their views, members of the audience are kindly requested to refrain from applauding or speaking to the Council from the audience without being called upon first.
D.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
E.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. 002.pdf
E.1
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
[Gov’t. Code § 54957.6]
City Designated Representatives
:
G. Harold Duffey, City Manager
Sukari Beshears, Director of Human Resources/Risk Manager Kerry Breen, City Treasurer/Director of Finance and Information Systems Gregory Ramirez, IEDA
Employee Organizations
:
Brentwood Employees’ Association/Miscellaneous Office Division A closed session will be held on January 27, 2026, for the purpose of reviewing the City Council’s position and instructing its designated representative regarding the salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of its represented employees, as applicable, and for represented employees, any other matter within the statutorily-provided scope of representation. [ Gov’t. Code §54957.6
].
E.2
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
1. 007.pdf
[Gov’t. Code §54957]
Title: Interim City Attorney
A closed session will be held on January 27, 2026, for the purpose of considering the above-described matter; specifically with regard to considerations related to an Interim City Attorney. [ Gov’t. Code §54957
.]
E.3
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
1. 006.pdf
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2).
One Potential Case
A closed session will be held on January 27, 2026, for the purpose of conferring with and/or receiving advice from your legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation. Based on existing facts and circumstances and the advice of its legal counsel, a point has been reached where there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City. [Gov’t. Code §54956.9(d)(2)
].
F.
ADJOURNMENT
Any disclosable public records related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting distributed to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours before this meeting are available for inspection at City Hall, located at 150 City Park Way, during normal business hours. These writings will also be available for review at the City Council meeting in the public access binder in the entrance of the City Council Chambers.
Public comments received after 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date, but prior to the start of the meeting, will be emailed to the City Council, posted online at www.brentwoodca.gov/councilmeetingonline
within one day following the meeting, and will be summarized in the meeting minutes.
The Closed Captioning provided via Zoom is auto generated. It is not the official record and is provided as a convenience.
NOTICE
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the meeting room is wheelchair accessible and disabled parking is available at the City Hall parking lot. If you are a person with a disability and you need disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (925) 516-5440 or fax (925) 516-5441. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. {28 CFR 35.102-35, 104 ADA Title II}
POSTING STATEMENT
On January 22, 2026, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board, outside City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513 and at our website www.brentwoodca.gov
.
A complete packet of information is available for public review at City Hall or on our website at www.brentwoodca.gov