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e. To Consider License Applications by Persons With Criminal Records.
Closed sessions are permitted to consider license applications by persons with criminal records.

(Government Code § 54956.7.)

f. Meetings Regarding Threats to Security of Public Buildings or Essential
Public Services, and to consider School District Tactical Response Plans. A local agency may
meet in closed session to confer with the Governor, Attorney General, district attorney, law
enforcement officials, security professionals, or agency counsel on matters related to threats to
the security of public buildings; a threat to the security of essential public services, including
water, drinking water, waste water treatment, natural gas service, and electric service; a threat to
the public’s right of access to public services or public facilities; or a threat to critical
infrastructure controls or critical infrastructure information relating to cyber security. The
governing board of a school district and county office of education may also meet in closed
session with law enforcement officials to approve a tactical response plan developed in
consultation with them. Any vote to approve the tactical response plan must be announced in
open session following the closed session.

(Government Code § 54957; Education Code § 32281.)

g. 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, as well as their local
agency members, may meet in closed session to discuss a claim for the payment of tort liability
losses, public liability losses, or workers’ compensation liability incurred by the joint powers
agency or self-insurance authority, or a local agency member of the joint powers agency or self-
insurance authority.

A JPA may, by policy, bylaw, or including a provision in the JPA agreement,
make all information discussed in a JPA board meeting closed session confidential but authorize
a JPA board member, who is also on the board of a member agency, to discuss the information
with his or her member agency if it “has direct financial or liability implications” for the member
agency. If there are such implications, the board member may discuss the information with (1)
the member agency’s legal counsel to obtain “advice on whether the matter has direct financial
or liability implications” or (2) the member agency board during a closed session. In the event
such a claim is approved or rejected by action of the governing board, a report out of closed
session may be required.

(Government Code §§ 54956.95, 54956.96.)

h. Meetings to Consider a Charge or Complaint From a Health Care
Member. A local agency which provides Medi-Cal services may meet in closed session to hear a
charge or complaint from a member enrolled in its health plan if the member does not wish to
have his or her name, medical status, or other information that is protected by federal law
publicly disclosed.

(Government Code § 54956.86.)

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