Special City Council Closed Session Meeting – January 27, 2026
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Special City Council Closed Session Meeting – January 27, 2026
The Sacramento City Council convened a special closed session meeting at 1:04 PM on January 27, 2026, to discuss five items related to labor negotiations, employee performance evaluation, and appointments. The meeting was held at City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento. No public comments were received on any of the closed session items.
Closed Session Items
- Item 1: Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54957.6) – Designated representatives: Shelley Banks-Robinson, Aaron Donato, Tim Davis; employee organizations listed.
- Item 2: Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code § 54957.6(b)(1)) – Title: Director of Office of Public Safety Accountability.
- Item 3: Public Employee Appointment (Gov. Code § 54957.6(b)(1)) – Title: Executive Director of Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency.
- Item 4: Public Employee Appointment (Gov. Code § 54957.6(b)(1)) – Title: City Attorney.
- Item 5: Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54957.6) – Agency designated representative: Mayor McCarty; Title: City Attorney.
Key Outcomes
- No public speakers addressed any of the five closed session items.
- The council members present affirmed a quorum and then adjourned into closed session to discuss the listed matters. No votes or decisions were publicly recorded during the open portion of the meeting.
Meeting Transcript
All right. We like to call this meeting in order at 104 p.m. Good afternoon. I call to order a special meeting for the purpose of a closed session. We have a quorum of council members in chambers. I have no speakers on any of the items on the closed session agenda. There are five items. The first is conference with labor negotiators, government code section 54957. Designated Representatives Shelley Banks Robinson, Aaron Donato, and Tim Davis. Employee Organizations are Sacramento City Exempt Employees Association, Sacramento Police Officers Association, International Union of Operating Engineers, Station Union Engineers, Local 39, Sacramento Area Fighter First, Local 522, Sacramento Sierra Building and Constructions Trades Council, Plumbers and Pipe Fitters, Local 447, Auto Marine and Specialty Painters, Local 1176, Western Council of Engineers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and all unrepresented groups. I'm item two is public employee performance evaluation government code section 54957B1. Title is Director of the Office of Public Safety Accountability. Item three is public employee public employee appointment government code section 54957B1. Title Executive Director of the Sacramento Housing of Redevelopment Agency. Item 4 is Public Employee Appointment, Government Code Section 54957B1. Title of City Attorney. Item 5 is Conference with Labor Negotiators, Government Code Section 54957. Agency designated Representatives Mayor McCarty and Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes. The title is City Attorney. Vice Mayor, you major into closed session.
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