NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF MERCED
CITY COUNCIL
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY/PARKING AUTHORITY/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MERCED AND TO THE CITY CLERK:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the City Council/Public Financing and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Merced is hereby called to be held on September 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chamber, Second Floor, 678 W. 18 th Street, Merced, California. The
legislative body shall provide the public with an opportunity to address the body on any item described in the notice [Government Code Section 54954.3(a)]. Comments can be made in person or emailed to [email protected] or telephonically at PublicComment.cityofmerced.gov
Said special meeting shall be for the purpose of conducting a Closed Session at 5PM:
1. SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION City of Merced v. Caballero, MSC Case No. 26CV-00960 AUTHORITY: California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
2. SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS -- Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager Scott McBride, Deputy City Manager Frank Quintero, Finance Officer Venus Rodriguez, Human Resources Manager Suzanne Fierro, City Attorney Craig Cornwell; Employee Organizations: Merced Public Safety Managers. AUTHORITY: Government Code Section 54957.6
3. SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Agency Designated Representative: City Attorney Craig J. Cornwell Unrepresented Employee: City Manager AUTHORITY: California Government Code Section 54957.6
4. SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Burks vs. City of Merced, WCAB FRESNO Case No. ADJ21506081 and ADJ21506080 AUTHORITY: California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
5. SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION E.O., an individual, by and through Guardian Ad Litem Patricia Rincon v. City of Merced et al., USDC Eastern District Case No. 1:25 -Cv-01628-EPG AUTHORITY: California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
9/2/2026 ____________________________
Date Matthew Serratto
Mayor/Chairperson
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I, Kirsten Waller, Deputy City Clerk for the City of Merced, hereby certify that a copy of the Notice and Call for the Special Meeting of the City Council/Public Financing and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Merced, California, to be held on September 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chamber, Second Floor, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, California was posted at City Hall, and delivered not less than twenty-four hours before the time of the meeting to the following:
Mayor Matthew Serratto Council Member Shane Smith
Mayor Pro Tempore Sarah Boyle Council Member Fue Xiong
Council Member Darin DuPont City of Merced Website
Council Member Yang Pao Thao Merced Sun-Star
Council Member Mike Harris City Attorney Craig Cornwell
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date: September 2, 2026
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Kirsten Waller, Deputy City Clerk