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Waukee council moves to closed session to discuss litigation strategy under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c)
Summary
The council entered a closed session under Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(c) to discuss litigation strategy with counsel; the meeting returned to open session without public disclosure of the closed-session discussion.
At the Aug. 4 meeting the Waukee City Council voted to go into closed session under Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(c) to "discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent," the clerk announced. The council voted to enter the closed session and later returned to open session and adjourned; no details of the closed session were disclosed on the public record. By law (Iowa Code §21.5(1)(c)), such sessions may be held to avoid prejudicing the city's position in active or imminent litigation; staff did not provide public details of the subject during the open session.
