Roswell council votes 6-0 to enter closed session on personnel, litigation or real estate

The City of Roswell mayor and city council voted 6-0 Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, to adjourn into a closed session to discuss "personnel, litigation and or real estate," City Attorney David Davidson said during a special-called meeting presided over by Mayor Curt Wilson.

The recommendation for closure was the only item on the meeting agenda. Davidson told the council, "The only item I have is a recommendation for closure to discuss personnel litigation and or real estate." Council Member David Johnson moved to close the meeting; Mayor Pro Tem and Council Member Lee Hills seconded the motion. Mayor Curt Wilson announced, "Let the record show that the vote is 6 to 0 and we move to closure," and the council then moved into the closed session. The transcript does not specify the details of the personnel matters, the litigation, or the real estate issues to be discussed.

Mayor Curt Wilson opened the special-called meeting by reading the attendance list, introducing Council Members Sarah Beeson, Christine Hall, Lee Hills, David Johnson, William Mortland and Allen Sells. Aside from the city attorney’s recommendation and the formal vote, no additional public business or discussion was recorded before the council moved into closure and adjourned the special meeting.

The motion to convene a closed session was recorded as approved 6-0; the public record in the meeting transcript does not identify any substantive discussion or any public disclosure of the matters to be discussed in the closed session. No statute, ordinance or other legal authority was cited in the transcript to justify the closed session, and no timetable or public follow-up was announced before the meeting was adjourned.