Hamlet

City Council - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Official site

The Downey City Council convened for a closed session to discuss a liability claim, existing litigation, and the City Manager's performance evaluation. The provided transcript covers only the initial portion of the meeting.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Downey, CA
Meeting Date
September 8, 2026

Transcript

9 sections

1:42 – 2:03•Speaker 2

Good evening, everyone. Before I begin the regular city council meeting closed session, I would like to remind, oh, but we don't have an audience tonight. I will call this, I would like to call to order the regular city council meeting closed session. The time is 536. City Clerk Duarte, would you please take roll?

2:05•Speaker 1

Yes, Mayor. Council Member Pemberton? Present. Council Member Sosa?

2:13•Speaker 1

Council member Trujillo is absent. Mayor Porta-Mortiz.

2:19•Speaker 1

And Mayor Ferromenta. Present.

2:22 – 2:53•Speaker 2

Since we don't have... Recording stopped. Recording in progress. Okay. Since we don't have anyone in the audience... Recording stopped. We will pause. Are we good? Okay, perfect. Since we don't have anyone in the audience, I will make a motion to close public comment. Can I get a second?

2:54 – 4:02•Speaker 2

So ordered by the mayor. Alicia, let's see. Well, the city council will now recess. to close session under the following authorities. Number one, government code section 54956.95, liability claim Alejandro Irizabal versus City of Downey, workers' compensation claim number 24181203, WCAB number ADJ, one nine six five one eight six one agency claimed against is the city of downey number two is government code section five four nine five six point nine d one conference with legal counsel existing litigation city of whittier at all versus superior court of the state of california county of los angeles at all los angeles county superior case number 23STCP03579, California Court of Appeal case number B340630, and item number three, government code section 54957B1, public employee performance evaluation, the city manager. We will now recess to closed session. The time is 538.

This transcript was automatically generated from the official public meeting video and is presented unedited. It reflects remarks made on the public record by elected officials, staff, and public commenters. Transcript accuracy may vary; view the original recording for reference.