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Island County commissioners add 2:30 p.m. executive session on possible litigation; consent agenda approved
Summary
The Island County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 19 to amend its agenda to add a closed executive session at 2:30 p.m. to discuss current or potential litigation with legal counsel under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). The board also approved the consent agenda.
The Island County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 19 to amend its agenda to add an executive session at 2:30 p.m. to discuss current or potential litigation with legal counsel under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 42.30.110(1)(i), and approved the consent agenda.
The executive session was added during the board's Aug. 19 regular session after the presiding commissioner moved to close public comment and place the item on the agenda. Commissioner Johnson made the motion to approve the amended agenda; the presiding commissioner seconded it and the motion carried with the commissioners present voting "aye." Commissioner St. Clair was noted as excused.
Nut graf: The added executive session is a nonpublic meeting permitted by state law when a governing body consults with legal counsel about litigation or potential litigation. The board told the public the session would occur in the Administration Building, Room 116, begin at 2:30 p.m., be expected to last until 3 p.m., and that no announcement was anticipated at its conclusion.
During the open portion of the session the board also approved the consent agenda. Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the consent agenda and the presiding commissioner seconded; those present voted in favor. The board did not announce any substantive details of the consent agenda during the public portion of the meeting.
Discussion versus action: The transcript shows the board's vote to amend the agenda and to approve the consent agenda as formal actions. The executive session itself was a closed meeting under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i); no public discussion of the litigation topic was reported in the open session, and the board stated that no announcement was anticipated following the executive session.
Commissioners' brief announcements followed. Commissioner Johnson referenced schedule items including budget workshops and other public meetings later in the week. The meeting reconvened for the executive session at 2:30 p.m., and the board adjourned at 3 p.m.
