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Finance committee moves into closed session to confer with legal counsel over towing litigation
Summary
The committee entered a closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85 to confer with legal counsel concerning pending litigation involving Finish Line Towing.
The Finance and Personnel Committee convened in closed session on March 17 under Wisconsin Statute section 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel about strategy in litigation involving Finish Line Towing.
The motion to enter closed session passed on a recorded roll call; committee members subsequently returned to open session and continued remaining agenda business.
Why it matters: the statute cited authorizes closed sessions to receive oral or written legal advice from counsel when litigation is pending or reasonably likely. The committee provided direction to legal staff in closed session; because the discussion occurred under Wis. Stat. §19.85, details of the counsel discussion were not disclosed in the open meeting record.
Votes and procedure - Motion to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(g) — Motion to go into closed session; roll-call vote recorded — approved.
Ending note After the closed session concluded the committee returned to open session, accepted the bills presented and adjourned.
