Long Branch City Council closes public meeting and adopts Resolution R34-25 to enter executive session

The Long Branch City Council voted unanimously to close the public portion of its meeting and adopt Resolution R34-25 to go into executive session to discuss attorney–client privileged matters and an administrator update involving Administrator Shirley.

Mister Vier, councilmember, certified that the meeting had been published and posted in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act, saying, "I hereby certify that this meeting has been published in the newspaper in accordance with the open public meeting act and posted as required by law." He then asked for a motion to close the public portion and later asked for a motion to adopt Resolution R34-25.

At roll call, Mister Dangler, Mister Rassus, Missus Widdes, Doctor Voda and Mister Vier were recorded as present. A motion to close the public portion was moved and seconded; the council responded "Aye." The council then moved and seconded to adopt Resolution R34-25. The resolution was stated on the record as: "Be resolved that the city council will go into executive session to discuss the following. Attorney client privilege, administrators update, administrator Shirley." The motion carried on an affirmative vote with members answering "Aye."

The transcript records the procedural actions and the stated topics for the executive session; it contains no public details about the substance of attorney–client communications or the administrator update. The meeting then proceeded into executive session; no further public deliberations or outcomes on the substantive matters were recorded in the provided transcript.

A summary of formal actions taken appears below.