Selma City Council convenes closed session to discuss potential litigation

The Selma City Council convened a special meeting on March 3, 2026, and immediately moved into closed session to receive an oral report from the city attorney about litigation, the Chair said.

“We are convening our Selma City Council special meeting, 03/03/2026 at 05:03PM in the Selma City Council Chambers, 1710 Tucker Street, Selma, California 93662,” the Chair said at the opening of the meeting.

The Chair told the council the closed-session items were set aside under California Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4) and 54956.9. The Chair said the city attorney would report on two items: (1) potential litigation — “3 potential cases, significant exposure to liability,” and (2) pending litigation identified on the record as “City of Selma versus Santeion,” with an alphanumeric case identifier read aloud during the announcement. The transcript records the council reading the cited government-code sections and the case identifier as read on the record.

The Chair also reviewed public-participation procedures before the closed session, including instructions for remote attendees and a three-minute limit for oral comments; no members of the public raised hands to speak during the oral-communications period. The city attorney stated there were no changes to the agenda prior to convening the closed session.

The council then convened to closed session. No formal votes, motions, or outcomes regarding the listed litigation items were disclosed in the public portion of the transcript.