During the work session the council moved to convene a closed meeting and read the statutory/charter citations for the topics to be discussed. The motion covered appointments to boards, commissions, authorities and committees; disposition of real property in Ward 2 and Ward 7 areas; negotiation strategy where open discussion would harm the public body’s negotiating position; consultation with legal counsel on matters requiring counsel; and discussion of the award of public contracts.
The motion was introduced with the citation read into the record as "1, 3, 8, and 29, subsection a, section 212‑3711" (verbatim from the transcript). Councilmembers were called in roll order for attendance. The transcript does not record a formal vote tally; staff recorded attendee names following the reading of the motion.
The nut graf: The closed‑session items are routine procedural matters permitted under the cited provisions and involve personnel, property and contract confidentiality; substantive outcomes of the closed session were not described in the work‑session record and will be disclosed as required by law if and when appropriate.
The council’s reading of the clauses and roll-call established the legal basis for the closed session; no further public discussion of the underlying appointment, property disposition, negotiation or contract award details occurred on the public record during the work session.