Beaumont council convenes, then quickly adjourns to closed session on labor talks and city manager appointment

The Beaumont City Council convened at 5:01 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2026, conducted a roll call and then adjourned into closed session one minute later to consider labor negotiations and a city manager appointment.

At the start of the meeting an unidentified presiding official (Speaker 1) called the session to order and requested a roll call. Council member Lara, Council member Fenn, Mayor Pro Tem White and Mayor Boyd were recorded as present. The presiding official noted the meeting was the reconvening of the council’s Feb. 17 session and said the meeting was being held in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act at City Hall, 550 East 6th Street, Beaumont.

A staff member (Speaker 2) read the closed-session agenda. Item B3 was described as a conference with the city’s labor negotiators under Government Code section 54957.6; the agency-designated representative was named as Henry Garcia, and the designees for the meeting were listed as Mike Laura and Council member Julio Martinez. Speaker 2 said the unrepresented potential employee in that item is the city manager position. Item B4 was read as a public employee appointment/employment matter pursuant to Government Code section 54957, also listing the title "city manager."

The presiding official announced the council would adjourn to closed session at 5:02 p.m. No formal votes or public deliberations on the content of the closed-session items were recorded in the public portion of the meeting.

Next steps: The council recessed to closed session; any actions taken, including appointments or labor-negotiation outcomes, if reportable, will be disclosed as required by law in subsequent public minutes or a later open session report.