The Ward County Commission on July 22, 2025 entered executive session to receive legal advice on the ARPA/Project Bee judgement and subsequently authorized council member Nici Meyer to approach Project Bee regarding that judgement.

Chairman/Commissioner Fjeldahl called the special meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. and a motion by Commissioner Rostad, seconded by Commissioner Schuler, sent the body into executive session to receive legal advice. Present in the executive session were Commissioners Rostad, Merritt, Olson, Schuler and Chairman Fjeldahl, Auditor/Treasurer Marisa Haman, State's Attorney Roza Larson, Council member Nici Meyer and Secretary Amanda Winkels. The executive session ended at 9:00 a.m. on a separate roll-call motion.

After the closed session, the commission approved, on a unanimous roll call, a motion authorizing Council member Nici Meyer to approach Project Bee regarding the judgement. The meeting minutes do not record the substance of the legal advice given in executive session. No further public details regarding the judgement appear in the meeting minutes.

Discussion vs. decisions: entering and closing the executive session were formal actions; the authorization for Council member Nici Meyer to approach Project Bee is a recorded formal action. The minutes record attendees and the motion outcomes but do not disclose legal advice discussed during the closed session.