City Council - Special Meeting

Thursday, February 19, 2026

The Sanger City Council convened a special meeting to address two closed session items: one concerning labor negotiations with various employee organizations and another regarding pending litigation in the case of Gardeazabal v. City of Sanger. No public comments were made, and the council moved directly into closed session after approving the agenda.

About this meeting

Government Body: City Council
Meeting Type: City Council
Location: Sanger, CA
Meeting Date: February 19, 2026

7 sections (from 10 segments)

0:04 – 0:31•Speaker 1

Okay. The February, excuse me, 02/19/2026 special meeting of the Sanger City Council is called to order at six or 05:26PM. Under Brown Act, government code section five four nine five three c two, the legislative body of a local agency shall publicly report any action taken and the vote or abstention on that action of each member present for the action. Item b, roll call.

0:33 – 0:44•Speaker 2

Mayor Gonzales? Here. Mayor Pro Tem Martinez? Council member Hurtado? Council member Montelongo? Here. Council member Melendez? Here.

0:44•Speaker 1

I'll accept the motion.

0:46•Speaker 2

A motion. I'll second.

0:48 – 1:05•Speaker 1

I have a motion and a second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All those opposed? Hearing none, that motion passes three to zero to being absent. Item d, public forum. There'll be no people in the audience. We'll skip that to go to item e, closed session. City attorney.

1:05 – 1:35•Speaker 2

Thank you, mister mayor. There are two items for closed session this evening. First is pursuant to government code section fifty four ninety five seven point six conflict labor negotiators. The agency designated representatives are Shalene Bennett, lead negotiator, manager champion, HR manager, employee organizations are Singer Middle Management Organization, unrepresented slash confidential employees and executive employees. Item two is conflict with legal counsel pending litigation pursuant to government code section five four five six point nine d one. Case Gardisoble versus City of Singer, federal superior court case number 25CECG04536. Bayonac Battery Torts. Thank you.

1:35•Speaker 1

Thank you. We'll go ahead and move to closed session.

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