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Commission votes to recess into 20-minute executive session for attorney-client consultation
Summary
At the end of the April 16 meeting commissioners voted to recess into a 20‑minute executive session for attorney‑client consultation with specified staff and consultants present; the session was set to end at 11:50 a.m.
The Ottawa City Commission voted to recess into executive session at 11:30 a.m. for 20 minutes to discuss attorney-client matters, with the city attorney, bond counsel, financial advisor, finance director and city manager present.
A commissioner moved the motion and a second was recorded; the commission called for the vote and the motion carried. The mayor stated the open meeting would resume in the same room at 11:50 a.m.
The mayor read the statutory justification at the time of the motion, citing K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(2) for attorney-client privileged communications. No substantive details of the subject matter of the executive session were revealed in the open portion of the meeting.
