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(4) Any closed session with the local agency’s designated representative regarding the salaries,
salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits may include discussion of
an agency’s available funds and funding priorities, but only insofar as these discussions relate to
providing instructions to the local agency’s designated representative.

(5) The closed session shall not include final action on the proposed compensation of one or
more unrepresented employees.

(6) For the purposes enumerated in this section, a legislative body of a local agency may also
meet with a state conciliator who has intervened in the proceedings.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “employee” shall include an officer or an
independent contractor who functions as an officer or an employee, but shall not include any
elected official, member of a legislative body, or other independent contractors.

54957.7. Disclosure of items to be discussed at closed session

(a) Prior to holding any closed session, the legislative body of the local agency shall disclose, in
an open meeting, the item or items to be discussed in the closed session. The disclosure may
take the form of a reference to the item or items as they are listed by number or letter on the
agenda. In the closed session, the legislative body may consider only those matters covered in its
statement. Nothing in this section shall require or authorize a disclosure of information
prohibited by state or federal law.

(b) After any closed session, the legislative body shall reconvene into open session prior to
adjournment and shall make any disclosures required by Section 54957.1 of action taken in the
closed session.

(c) The announcements required to be made in open session pursuant to this section may be
made at the location announced in the agenda for the closed session, as long as the public is
allowed to be present at that location for the purpose of hearing the announcements.

54957.8. Closed sessions of multijurisdictional law enforcement agencies

(a) For purposes of this section, “multijurisdictional law enforcement agency” means a joint
powers entity formed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of
Division 7 of Title 1 that provides law enforcement services for the parties to the joint powers
agreement for the purpose of investigating criminal activity involving drugs; gangs; sex crimes;
firearms trafficking or felony possession of a firearm; high technology, computer, or identity
theft; human trafficking; or vehicle theft.

(b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the legislative body of a
multijurisdictional law enforcement agency, or an advisory body of a multijurisdictional law
enforcement agency, from holding closed sessions to discuss the case records of any ongoing
criminal investigation of the multijurisdictional law enforcement agency or of any party to the
joint powers agreement, to hear testimony from persons involved in the investigation, and to
discuss courses of action in particular cases.

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