Euclid finance committee recesses to executive session on shared income tax litigation; returns with no action

The Executive Finance Committee of the Euclid City Council recessed into executive session Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, to meet with legal counsel about litigation related to the shared income tax with Euclid City Schools and later returned to the public meeting with no action taken.

Committee members first approved a motion to excuse Councilwoman Haddam. Councilmember Steele moved to excuse Councilwoman Haddam; Councilmember Gresham seconded the motion and it was approved by voice vote, with individual roll-call tallies for that motion not specified in the record.

The committee then recessed into executive session under Ohio Revised Code §121.22(G)(3) and Euclid Codified Ordinances §125.05(C) "to meet with legal counsel to discuss and receive an update on litigation related to the shared income tax with Euclid City Schools," according to the motion. The motion to enter executive session was seconded by Councilmember Wotilla. The clerk called the roll; the record shows the following members voting yes: Tolton, Gresham, Cosgrove, Wotilla, Diebeck, Steele, Tanner and Charles. The committee then recessed into executive session.

When the committee returned to the public record, the presiding member said, "The executive session was informational only, so there's no action to be taken at this time." The presiding member then called for adjournment; a second was recorded by Witte, and the meeting was adjourned.

No votes, resolutions, contracts or policy directives were adopted during the meeting; the committee recorded no formal actions beyond the motions to excuse an absent member and to enter and exit the executive session.