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performance evaluations or releases of probationary employees. This rule also
does not apply to meetings to decide whether a complaint or charge would justify
initiation of a disciplinary hearing, as opposed to an evidentiary hearing on the
charge.

 Meetings Regarding Threats to Security of Public Buildings, Essential Public
Services, and Cybersecurity: A local agency may confer with law enforcement
officials, security personnel, or agency counsel on matters related to threats to the
security of public buildings, threats to the security of, or access to, essential public
services, or cybersecurity threats to critical systems and networks.

 Meetings Among Joint Powers Agencies Formed For Insurance Pooling and Local
Agency Self-Insurance Authorities To Consider Liability Issues: Joint powers
agencies formed for purposes of insurance pooling and self-insurance authorities
may meet in closed session to discuss claims.

 Student Disciplinary Matters / Student Records Challenges: Closed sessions to
consider student discipline (usually expulsions) or challenges to the accuracy of
student records are permissible.

Announcements from Closed Session
After each closed session, the legislative body must reconvene in open session and
report certain actions taken in closed session, and the vote of each member, for all
classes of closed session items, including:
 Approval of an agreement concluding real estate negotiations.

 Approval for legal counsel to defend, initiate, or settle litigation.

 Disposition of claims.

 Action to appoint, employ, dismiss, release, accept resignation of, or affect the
status of any employee. The position title and any change in compensation must
be reported (special rules apply for compensation and contracts with certain high-
level employees). The report shall be deferred until the first meeting after an
employee exhausts their administrative remedies, if any. A decision to retain an
employee need not be reported out.

 Approval of labor negotiation agreements.

Reports may be oral or written. Copies of final agreements must generally be made
available to the public. Depending on the circumstances, reporting out may be
deferred to a subsequent meeting, or may be required only upon inquiry. For example,
deferral is allowed when the action taken by the agency is not final until some period
of time has passed, or the action is contingent upon approval by another party.

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