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CLOSED SESSION
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: March 19, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Department: City Attorney
Subject: Closed Session
A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and (d)(1):
i) Jose Alvarado, et al. v. City of San Bernardino, et al., United States District Court Case No. 5:24-cv-00088
ii) Dennis Houser v. City of San Bernardino, Workers’ Compensation Case No.
ADJ15488028
iii) Thomas Shank v. City of San Bernardino, Workers’ Compensation Case No.
ADJ15724149; ADJ15724051; ADJ16655896; ADJ15724050; ADJ13174538; ADH11237727; ADJ39990589; ADJ1710432; ADJ39990589; ADJ153836; AND ADJ4205384
iv) Sherry, Vasilis v. City of San Bernardino, Workers’ Compensation Case No.
ADJ18537573; ADJ18191924; ADJ14378758; and ADJ7270414
v) Michael Paluzzi v. City of San Bernardino, Workers’ Compensation Case No.
ADJ16428063; and ADJ16428064
vi) Ronel Newton v. City of San Bernardino, Workers’ Compensation Case No.
ADJ16142895; and ADJ12116625
vii) City of San Bernardino v. Arrowhead Lodge No. 896 et al., San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No. CIVSB2221041.
B) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)): Two (2) Cases
C) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): One (1) 2 6
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D) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957)
Titles: City Attorney, City Clerk
E) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957)
Titles: City Manager (Meet with Recruiter)
Appointment of Interim City Clerk
F) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6):
Agency Designated Representative: City Manager or Designee Employee Organization: General Unit – Teamsters Local 1932, Management Confidential Group – SBCMA, Mid Management Unit – Teamsters Local 1932, Police Dispatch Unit – SBPDA, San Bernardino Police Civilian Association – AFSCME Local 4710, Police Management Unit – PMA and Police Safety Unit – SBPOA