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Council votes 7‑0 to enter executive session to discuss pending litigation; city attorney certifies legal basis
Summary
The council moved into an executive session to discuss pending litigation; a legal certification was offered on the record that the city's attorney is licensed in Alabama and that the matter met the threshold for closed‑door discussion because litigation was imminent.
The council voted to enter an executive session to discuss pending litigation, with the motion passing by a 7–0 voice vote. On the record before the closed session, a legal officer asked whether the city attorney was licensed to practice in Alabama and stated a certification for the executive session: that legal counsel had discussed the legal ramifications and options related to the matter and that litigation was “imminently likely” if the governmental body pursued a proposed course of action. The officer said the constitutionality (sic) or litigation had not yet begun but was imminent, supporting the closed‑door discussion. The transcript records the motion and the voice vote count but does not record the executive session discussion itself. No final action arising from the executive session is recorded in the provided excerpt.
