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Clallam County commissioners enter executive session to discuss potential litigation
Summary
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting and voted to go into executive session for one hour and 15 minutes to consult with legal counsel about potential litigation; officials said no action would be taken in the closed session.
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners met in a special session and voted to enter an executive session for one hour and 15 minutes to consult with legal counsel about potential litigation, commissioners said.
The closed meeting was called to allow the board and county attorneys to discuss potential litigation; county officials said no action would be taken during the executive session. Commissioner Mike French asked about how the meeting had been noticed and county staff listed several county officials present before the board recessed into closed session.
Discussion before the vote focused on timing and logistics. An unidentified speaker moved "to enter into executive session for a period of an hour and 15 minutes." The motion was seconded (speaker not identified in the transcript) and approved by voice vote; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally. Commissioner Mike French asked, "What period of time was this meeting actually noticed for?" A county staff member replied, "Oh, I don't think we gave it a period of time. It was just starting at 8." The board announced it would return to the public record at 9:17 a.m.
County staff and officials listed as present before the recess included Commissioner Mike French; Treasurer Jerricker White; Dean Dotto and Mark Nichols from the prosecuting attorney's office; Tammy Solinger, HR and Risk Management; Tim Havel, chief deputy director, DCD; Commissioner Mark Ozias; and Todd Mulkey, county administrator. After the executive session the board returned to the public record and adjourned. The board said the executive session was for consultation with legal counsel; the transcript records a statement to the effect that no formal action would be taken in closed session.
The board did not announce or take public action related to any litigation during the open portions of the meeting. The record in the meeting transcript does not specify the subject matter of the potential litigation, any statutes or ordinances relied on for the closed session, nor any vote counts from the voice vote approving the executive session.
