City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · May 12, 2025
Minutes
Agenda Item Number: 2
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES FOR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING – CLOSED SESSION MEETING OF MAY 12, 2025
As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of May 20, 2025
Please note that minutes of meetings are not meant to be verbatim minutes and are meant to
be the City’s record of a summary of actions that took place at the meeting. The vote/action is
the required information of the meeting actions that took place. Approved minutes are available
on the City Council Meetings page.
Meeting to be held in Person
In Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Zollman called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Stephen Zollman
Vice Mayor Jill McLewis
Councilmember Phill Carter
Councilmember Neysa Hinton
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Absent: None
Staff: Acting City Manager
City Attorney
City Personnel Attorney
Human Resources
PUBLIC COMMENT
This is a Special Meeting. This public comment time is 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.
There was none.
City Council Adjourn Into Closed Session on the Following Matter(s): Mayor Zollman adjourned the open
session meeting into the closed session at 5:01 pm.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT – pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agenda Item Number: 2
MEETINGS ARE HELD AT 425 MORRIS STREET, SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472
City Council Meeting Packet for Meeting of: May 20, 2025
(SEBASTOPOL YOUTH ANNEX) UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTICED Page 1 of 2
Agenda Item Number: 2
Position – Interim City Manager
Minute Order: 2025-144
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mary Gourley and Deborah Muchmore
Employee Organization: Service Employee International Union, Local 1021 (SEIU)
Minute Order: 2025-145
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mary Gourley and Deborah Muchmore
Unrepresented employees: – Fire Engineers and Fire Captains
Minute Order: 2025-146
4. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELEASE pursuant to CGC§54957
Minute Order: 2025-147
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mary Gourley and Deborah Muchmore
Employee Organization: Sebastopol Police Officer Association
Minute Order: 2025-148
6. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mary Gourley and Deborah Muchmore
Unrepresented employees: Administrative Services Director, Accountant/Analyst,
Assistant Superintendent, Police Lieutenant
Minute Order: 2025-149
Adjournment of Closed Session: Mayor Zollman adjourned the closed session portion of meeting
at 6:59 pm
Convene Open Session of the Special City Council Meeting: Mayor Zollman reconvened the
regular portion of the meeting at 7:00 pm.
Report out of Closed Session: There was no report out.
ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Mayor Zollman adjourned the Special City Council
Meeting Closed Session Meeting of May 12, 2025 at 7:02 pm.
May 12, 2025 City Council Closed Session was adjourned to the City Council Regular City Council
Meeting of Tuesday May 20, 2025 at 6:00 pm at Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street,
Sebastopol, CA.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary C. Gourley
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk
Agenda Item Number: 2
City Council Meeting Packet for Meeting of: May 20, 2025
Page 2 of 2
Agenda
City Council Acting City Manager
Mayor Stephen Zollman Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Vice Mayor Jill McLewis Mary Gourley
Councilmember Phill Carter mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.gov
Councilmember Neysa Hinton
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
CLOSED SESSION MEETING
Meeting of Monday – May 12, 2025
Meeting Start Time: 5:00 pm
Revised – 5-9-2025 – 11:57 am
Meeting to be held in Person
In Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
PUBLIC COMMENT
This is a Special Meeting. This public comment time is 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 ITEMS:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT – pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Position – Interim City Manager
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mary Gourley and Deborah Muchmore
Employee Organization: Service Employee International Union, Local 1021 (SEIU)
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mary Gourley and Deborah Muchmore
Unrepresented employees: – Fire Engineers and Fire Captains
4. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELEASE pursuant to CGC§54957
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mary Gourley and Deborah Muchmore
Employee Organization: Sebastopol Police Officer Association
6. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to CGC§54957(b)(1)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mary Gourley and Deborah Muchmore
Unrepresented employees: Administrative Services Director, Accountant/Analyst, Assistant
Superintendent, Police Lieutenant
Adjournment of Closed Session
Convene Open Session of the Special City Council Meeting
Report out of Closed Session
ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 12, 2025 City Council Closed Session will be adjourned to the City Council Regular City Council Meeting of
Tuesday May 20, 2025 at 6:00 pm at Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA.
CLOSED SESSION CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE HELD AT SEBASTOPOL CITY HALL,
7120 BODEGA AVENUE, SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472
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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
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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
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