Council directs staff to begin negotiations for permanent city manager contract
May 11, 2026 | National City, San Diego County, California
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The mayor called the special meeting to order and noted a live webcast on the city's website. After opening remarks and procedural items, the council entered a closed session to discuss one item related to the city manager position.
The City Attorney reported out after the closed session, saying the council met from 11:05 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. and that "the council has directed us to begin negotiations for a contract for a permanent city manager." The attorney also said, "all council members were present." That statement appears to conflict with the earlier roll call, which recorded Councilmember Rodriguez and Councilmember Yamani as absent.
During the public portion of the meeting, the mayor explained public-comment procedures — written comments are accepted in person via a salmon-colored slip at the back of the chamber or by email up to four hours before the meeting — and no members of the public spoke in person.
No formal vote or motion text was announced in the public report out; the city attorney's statement describes a direction from the council to begin contract negotiations but does not indicate a motion, mover, second, or recorded vote in the transcript. The meeting adjourned after the report out and a brief reference to a next special meeting.
The closed-session item was identified on the agenda as item 5.1 and was described in the meeting as being "pursuant to government code section 54,957 b 1" to address the city manager position. The transcript wording of that statutory citation is unusual and may reflect a transcription error; the citation is included here as stated during the meeting.
The council did not provide further public details about the scope, timeline, or participants in the negotiations during the report out.
The City Attorney reported out after the closed session, saying the council met from 11:05 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. and that "the council has directed us to begin negotiations for a contract for a permanent city manager." The attorney also said, "all council members were present." That statement appears to conflict with the earlier roll call, which recorded Councilmember Rodriguez and Councilmember Yamani as absent.
During the public portion of the meeting, the mayor explained public-comment procedures — written comments are accepted in person via a salmon-colored slip at the back of the chamber or by email up to four hours before the meeting — and no members of the public spoke in person.
No formal vote or motion text was announced in the public report out; the city attorney's statement describes a direction from the council to begin contract negotiations but does not indicate a motion, mover, second, or recorded vote in the transcript. The meeting adjourned after the report out and a brief reference to a next special meeting.
The closed-session item was identified on the agenda as item 5.1 and was described in the meeting as being "pursuant to government code section 54,957 b 1" to address the city manager position. The transcript wording of that statutory citation is unusual and may reflect a transcription error; the citation is included here as stated during the meeting.
The council did not provide further public details about the scope, timeline, or participants in the negotiations during the report out.
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