Council Filed Tue, Nov 10 8:39 PM
Sacramento council to meet privately on Romaniuk lawsuit
A special closed-session meeting is scheduled for Oct. 20 so the council can discuss an existing lawsuit against the city.
Unofficial until the minutes are approved. We will update this page when they are posted.
- The council is scheduled to meet in closed session at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at City Hall, 915 I Street (Agenda).
- The only closed-session item is a private discussion with legal counsel about an existing lawsuit, Romaniuk v. City of Sacramento (Agenda, item 1).
- The lawsuit is filed in Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 24CV002433 (Agenda, item 1).
- The meeting is a joint session of the council and several city authorities and agencies, including the financing, housing and redevelopment successor agencies (Agenda).
- No public votes or decisions are listed on the agenda; minutes are not yet available (Agenda).
Council to discuss Romaniuk lawsuit in private
- Case
- Romaniuk v. City of Sacramento, Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 24CV002433 (Agenda, item 1)
- Legal basis
- Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), conference with legal counsel on existing litigation (Agenda, item 1)
- When
- 1:00 PM, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 (Agenda)
- Where
- City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento (Agenda)
- Source
- Agenda, item 1
The council is scheduled to meet privately with its legal counsel to discuss an existing lawsuit against the city. The case is Romaniuk v. City of Sacramento, filed in Sacramento County Superior Court.
Under state law, this kind of closed session lets elected officials talk with lawyers about pending litigation out of public view. The agenda does not describe what the discussion will cover or what, if anything, the council might do afterward.
The agenda lists no public report or vote on this item. Any outcome would only be known once meeting minutes are approved.
Joint meeting with city authorities and agencies
- Bodies meeting
- City Council, City Financing Authority, Housing Authority, Public Financing Authority, and Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency (Agenda)
- Public comment
- Two minutes per item, up to four items; written comments can be submitted online (Agenda)
- Source
- Agenda
This is a joint meeting of the City Council and several related city bodies: the City Financing Authority, the Housing Authority, the Public Financing Authority and the Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency.
Residents who want to speak can sign up at the meeting and get two minutes per item, for up to four items. Written comments can be submitted online through the city's public comment page and are filed in the record rather than read aloud.
The meeting is scheduled to be shown on Metro Cable 14 and the city's YouTube channel.
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