The Lodi Mayor and Council have structured their Executive meetings where they immediately go into closed session. After waiting a period of time and not knowing when the meeting will go back into open, most members of the public go home.
The Lodi Mayor and Council do not use Resolutions to go into closed session nor do they state the time when the information discussed in private will be disclosed to the public.
The Lodi Mayor and Council do not use Resolutions to go into closed session nor do they state the time when the information discussed in private will be disclosed to the public.
The Executive meeting minutes that appear on-line
usually state there was a motion to go into closed session to discuss
litigation, possible litigation, and personnel.
The closed session minutes show a wide array of
subjects discussed. Many subjects definitely
are not litigation, possible litigation, or personnel. Many of the subjects must be discussed in
open session. Alan Spiniello is
attaching “litigation” to items not because they will ever have anything to do with litigation but because
the Mayor and Council want to hide the items from the public. Items they are discussing in closed session do not fall into any of these categories:
For many of the closed session minutes, there are no executive meeting minutes posted online.
A few months ago, Emil Carafa said it was my opinion
that they are not adhering to OPMA. It
clearly was not just my opinion.
Please read the closed session minutes to see for
yourselves:
