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Council votes to enter closed session to discuss real property purchase/lease and attorney-client privileged communication
Summary
Council voted unanimously to go into closed session under the Michigan Open Meetings Act to consider purchase or lease of real property and to receive a written attorney-client privileged communication.
At the end of the April 8 meeting, the Brighton City Council voted to enter a closed session under the Michigan Open Meetings Act to discuss the purchase or lease of real property and to receive a written attorney-client privileged communication.
The motion, made by Mayor Pro Tem Bone and supported by Council member Gardner, cited the Michigan Open Meetings Act (1976), specifically Section 15.268(1)(d) for the purchase or lease of real property and Section 15.268(1)(h) for attorney-client privileged communication. Clerk Brown called the roll; members recorded a unanimous yes vote and the council entered closed session.
Why it matters
Closed sessions on real-property transactions or privileged legal communications are statutory exceptions to Michigan’s open-meetings requirements. The council did not disclose details of the property or the legal communication during the public portion of the meeting.
Next steps
No public action was taken immediately in open session; the council proceeded into the closed session as authorized.
