Council Filed Tue, Nov 10 8:39 PM · Updated 8:51 PM

Rancho Cordova council to meet in closed session on city manager review

A special meeting on September 29 is scheduled to go straight into closed session to evaluate the city manager's performance.

Source: City Council agenda Reviewed by an editor

Unofficial until the minutes are approved. We will update this page when they are posted.

The short version

The council is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, at City Hall in the David B. Roberts Council Chambers (Agenda).
The only substantive item is a closed-session performance evaluation of the city manager under Government Code Section 54957 (Agenda, item 5.1).
Because it is a special meeting, the public may comment on agenda items when they are discussed, but the council cannot act on items not on the agenda (Agenda, item 2).
Written comments sent to the City Clerk by 2:00 p.m. on September 29 will go to the council and into the official record but will not be read aloud (Agenda).
No decisions are recorded yet; the city attorney is scheduled to report any closed-session action afterward (Agenda, item 6).

Item 5.1 · Closed session

Council to evaluate the city manager behind closed doors

What: Public employee performance evaluation: City Manager (Agenda, item 5.1)
Legal basis: Government Code Section 54957 (Agenda, item 5.1)
Where: Closed session, after the council adjourns from the open portion (Agenda, items 3–4)
Source: Agenda, item 5.1

The council is scheduled to meet privately to discuss the city manager's job performance. The agenda cites Government Code Section 54957, the state law that lets elected bodies evaluate their top appointed employee out of public view.

The agenda does not say what prompted the review or what, if anything, the council might do afterward. No outcome is recorded in the documents provided.

Item 6 · Report from closed session

City attorney to report any action taken

What: The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session (Agenda, item 6)
Source: Agenda, item 6

After the closed session, the city attorney is scheduled to report publicly on any action the council took. The agenda does not say whether any action is expected.

Public comment and meeting access

How residents can watch, join or send comments

When: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (Agenda)
Where: David B. Roberts Council Chambers, City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova (Agenda)
Online: Zoom webinar ID 816 3046 6928, or by phone at +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 (Agenda)
Email comments: Send to CityClerk@cityofranchocordova.org by 2:00 p.m. on September 29; comments will be distributed but not read aloud (Agenda)
Source: Agenda, items 1–2 and meeting instructions

Residents can attend in person, join by Zoom or call in. To speak by Zoom, use the "Raise Hand" feature and turn on audio when the City Clerk calls on you. By phone, press *9 to raise your hand.

At a special meeting, public comment is taken when each agenda item comes up. Under state law, the council cannot discuss or act on anything not listed on the agenda.

Written comments must arrive by 2:00 p.m. on September 29 to be included in the official record. Comments that arrive later will still be sent to the council.

The city asks anyone needing a disability-related accommodation to contact the City Clerk's Office at (916) 851-8720 at least 48 hours before the meeting.

Routine items

Call to order, roll call and adjournment

Council members: Linda Budge, Joe Little, Siri Pulipati, David Sander and Mayor Garrett Gatewood (Agenda, item 1)
Next meetings: October 5 (4:00 p.m. special, 5:30 p.m. regular) and October 19 (5:30 p.m. regular) (Agenda, upcoming meetings)
Source: Agenda, items 1 and 7

The agenda also lists the opening roll call and adjournment. The next regular council meeting is scheduled for October 5.

Read the original City Council agenda →

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