CITY OF LOS BANOS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 30, 2023
ACTION MINUTES – These minutes are prepared to depict action taken for agenda items presented to the City Council. For greater detail of this meeting refer to the electronic media (CD and/or audio) kept as a permanent record.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Llanez called the City Council Meeting to order at the hour of 5:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge of allegiance was led by Interim Police Chief Reyna.
ROLL CALL – MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Council Members Douglas Begonia, Brett Jones, Kenneth Lambert, Deborah Lewis, Mayor Paul Llanez;
Absent: None.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Attorney Vaughn, City Clerk/Human Resources Director Mallonee, Interim Police Chef Reyna.
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Lambert, seconded by Jones to approve the agenda as submitted. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all Council Members present.
PUBLIC FORUM: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS ON ANY ITEM OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY; INCLUDES AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. Mayor Llanez opened the public forum and invited the public to come forward to speak. CITIZEN OF BANOS inquired as to a question she has asked in the past regarding the Measure H Oversight Committee, when will a meeting be held, and spoke to the history of meetings held in the past, noticed on the closed forum agenda regarding employment and hopes that when you come out to report you will advise us on the closed sessions. Mayor Llanez asked if there were any written comments received and City Clerk Mallonee stated that she had received no comments. No one else came forward to speak and the public forum was closed.
CLOSED SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(B): ONE POTENTIAL CASE. No reportable action.
CLOSED SESSION: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT – CITY MANAGER (RECRUITMENT), PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957. No reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Lambert, seconded by Jones, to adjourn the meeting at 5:41 p.m. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all Council Members present.
APPROVED:
/s/ Paul Llanez_____________
Paul Llanez, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Lucille L. Mallonee_________
Lucille L. Mallonee, City Clerk