City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · October 23, 2023
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MINUTES FOR Special Meeting/Closed Session Meeting of October 23, 2023
As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of November 7, 2023
The City Council Regular meetingwas held in Person and by Remote/VirtualTeleconferencing Pursuantto Current
Brown Act Rules and Regulations.
Please note that minutes are not meant to be verbatim minutes and are meant to be the City's record of Actions
Taken (Approved Motion of Agenda ltem(s))
5:00 om Convene Special CiW I Meetine - CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION
Callto Order: Mayor Hinton called the Special meeting to order at 6:00pm
RollCall:
Present:
Mayor Neysa Hinton
Vice Mayor Diana Gardner Rich
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Council member Jill Mclewis
Councilmember Stephen Zollman
Absent: None
Staff: Deborah Muchmore, MuchmoreThanConsulting, HR Consultant
puBLrc coMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION lrEM(S):
(Prior to adjournment into Closed SessioA the public may speak up to 3 minutes on items to be addressed in
Closed Session).
There was none
ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION: Mayor Hinton adjourned the open session of the meeting to the closed session
6:01 pm
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM:
]-. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code section 54957 (b)
Title: City Clerk
Reference Order Number: 2023-232
No Report Out
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION: Mayor Hinton adjourned the closed session al7:32 pm
RECONVENE SPECIAL CITV COUNCIL MEETING (OPEN SESSION): Mayor Hinton reconvened the open session at
7:33 pm.
APPROVED
Pagel of 2
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION: There was no report out of the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Hinton adjourned the October 23,2023 City Council Special Meeting/Closed Session aL7:34 pm to the
Next Regular Scheduled City Council Meeting of Novembe r 7,20231n person and zoom virtual meeting format to
be held at 6:00 p.m. ln person meetingto be held atthe SebastopolYouth Annex,425 Morris Street, Sebastopol,
Ca.
Respectfully Submitted,
(
M Gourley
Assistant Manager/Attorney Clerk
APPROVED
Page 2 of 2
Agenda
City Council City Manager
Mayor Neysa Hinton Larry McLaughlin
Vice Mayor Diana Rich lmclaughlin@Cityofsebastopol.org
Sandra Maurer Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Jill McLewis Mary Gourley
Stephen Zollman mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.org
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CLOSED SESSION MEETING
Special Meeting of Monday - October 23, 2023
6:00 pm
Special Meeting Start Time: 6:00 pm
The City Council Regular Meeting will be held in Person and Virtual /Remote Participation.
In Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, City Hall Conference Room, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Remote/Virtual Participation: Zoom Link is to be used for providing public comment.
Topic: City Council Closed Session City Clerk Performance Evalua�on with HR
Time: Oct 23, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
This is a Special Meeting, pursuant to provisions of Government Code §54957, this is the time provided for
members of the public to address the City Council regarding matters of municipal concern for the item listed below
(maximum of three minutes per speaker) prior to adjournment into Closed Session.
City Council Adjourn Into Closed Session on the Following Matter(s):
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code section 54957 (b)
Title: City Clerk
Adjournment of Closed Session
Convene Open Session of the Special City Council Meeting
Report out of Closed Session
ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING:
The Special City Council Meeting Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular Meeting of November 7, 2023 at
6:00 pm (In Person and Remote/Zoom Virtual Meeting Format).
American Disability Act Accommodations/Accessibility: A request can be made orally or in writing, and submitted to the ADA
Coordinator by email: building@cityofsebastopol.org or to the City Clerk’s Office so as to avoid delay in reviewing and
processing the request. Requests can be made by contacting the ADA Coordinator’s Office at (707) 823-8597, via email at
building@cityofsebastopol.org or by mailing such a request to the ADA Coordinator’s Office located at 7425 Bodega Avenue,
Sebastopol, CA. Note that if you contact the ADA Coordinators Office, via mail, you need to make the request early enough
that a response can be timely provided.
SB 751 Legislative bodies of local agencies must publicly report: (1) any action taken and (2) the vote or abstention on each
action taken by each member present for the action at a meeting.
If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact the City at Email: info@cityofsebastopol.org or
citycouncil@cityofsebastopol.org or please call: 707-823-1153. The public is advised that pursuant to Government Code
section 54957.5 all writings submitted to the City Council are public records and will be made available for review. The
Sebastopol City Council welcomes you in person or remotely to its meetings that are generally scheduled for the 1st and 3rd
Tuesday of every month. Your interest and participation are encouraged and appreciated.
Government Code Section 54953.
(a) All meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend
any meeting of the legislative body of a local agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing for the
benefit of the public and the legislative body of a local agency in connection with any meeting or proceeding authorized by
law. The teleconferenced meeting or proceeding shall comply with all requirements of this chapter and all otherwise
applicable provisions of law relating to a specific type of meeting or proceeding.
(2) Teleconferencing, as authorized by this section, may be used for all purposes in connection with any meeting within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body. All votes taken during a teleconferenced meeting shall be by rollcall.
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