Imperial council votes to add urgency closed‑session item on anticipated litigation

The Imperial City Council voted unanimously to add an urgency closed‑session item on anticipated litigation after a city attorney said a matter arose after the agenda was posted.

The city attorney told the council that “there was 1 item that came to my attention after the posting of the agenda related to conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation, significant exposure to litigation pursuant to 54956.9b,” and asked the council to consider adding an urgency item after the open session. A council member moved to add the item; another seconded, and the clerk conducted a roll call. The motion carried 5‑0.

The council did not discuss substantive details of the litigation during open session. The action was procedural, adding an item to permit closed‑session discussion with legal counsel later in the meeting. No vote was recorded in open session about the substance of any potential claim.

Next steps: the council indicated it would convene a closed session after open session to meet with legal counsel about the anticipated litigation item; no further public details were provided.