Hayward City Council

Hayward City Council's 2026-03-17 agenda is scheduled to cover Use eComment on the City's Meeting & Agenda Center webpage at: https://hayward.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. eComments..., Under Negotiation: All Groups Lead Negotiators: City Manager Ott, City Attorney Lawson, Assistant City Manager..., Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Pending Litigation: Ghali et al, and Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section. This is an agenda-derived preview, so it describes scheduled topics and proposed actions rather than confirmed outcomes.

• Use eComment on the City's Meeting & Agenda Center webpage at: https://hayward.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. eComments...: the agenda included this context: Comments received before 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting will be exported into a report, distributed to the City Council and staff, and published on the City's...
• Under Negotiation: All Groups Lead Negotiators: City Manager Ott, City Attorney Lawson, Assistant City Manager...: the agenda included this context: Waltz, Human Resources Manager Dotson, and Burke Dunphy with Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP.
• Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Pending Litigation: Ghali et al: scheduled topic: Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Pending Litigation: Ghali et al.
• Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section: scheduled topic: Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section.
• Conference with Property Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section: scheduled topic: Conference with Property Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section.

• Use eComment on the City's Meeting & Agenda Center webpage at: https://hayward.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. eComments... may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items.
• Under Negotiation: All Groups Lead Negotiators: City Manager Ott, City Attorney Lawson, Assistant City Manager... may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items.
• Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Pending Litigation: Ghali et al may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items.
• Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items.
• Conference with Property Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items.

• Watch the staff presentation and council questions on Use eComment on the City's Meeting & Agenda Center webpage at: https://hayward.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. eComments... for future policy or budget direction.
• Watch how council frames next steps for Under Negotiation: All Groups Lead Negotiators: City Manager Ott, City Attorney Lawson, Assistant City Manager....
• Watch how council frames next steps for Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Pending Litigation: Ghali et al.
• Watch how council frames next steps for Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section.
• Watch how council frames next steps for Conference with Property Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section.

• This summary is based on agenda materials only; actions have not yet been confirmed by minutes, transcript, or vote records.
• Review the official agenda packet and source materials for exact item language, attachments, public-comment instructions, and final staff recommendations.
• After the meeting, check official minutes or vote records before treating any proposed action as approved.