Albany City Council convenes closed session on city manager performance; no reportable action

The Albany City Council held a special meeting May 11, 2026, and convened a closed session to consider a public employee performance evaluation for City Manager Nicole Almaguerre under Government Code 54957, Mayor McQuay said. "Closed session item today, 2.1 public employee performance evaluation, government code 5 4 9 5 7, public employee Nicole Almaguerre, city manager," Mayor McQuay stated during the meeting.

Council attendance recorded affirmative responses for Council members Jordan, Lopez and Mickey; Vice Mayor Hanser Romero was noted as absent. The council chair recessed the open session to go into closed session on agenda item 2.1; the clerk confirmed there were no public comments either online or in the room before adjournment to closed session.

After returning from closed session the mayor announced there was "no reportable action." The special meeting was then adjourned. The meeting record does not specify any directions to staff, follow-up tasks, votes, or changes in employment status stemming from the closed session.