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Board authorizes counsel to proceed on recommended legal strategy after closed session
Summary
After a closed-session consultation with legal counsel, the board voted to authorize its counsel to proceed with a recommended legal strategy related to pending litigation.
After meeting in closed session to consult with legal counsel about pending litigation, the Midland Public Schools Board of Education returned to open session and authorized its counsel to proceed with the strategy recommended during the privileged discussion. The board had moved into closed session under the Michigan Open Meetings Act provision for consulting with legal counsel regarding pending litigation. Following the closed session, a board member moved that the board "authorize our counsel to proceed with the legal strategy that was recommended in our privileged, communication." The motion was seconded and approved by the board; all members voted yes. The board did not disclose privileged details of the legal strategy or the litigation in open session.
