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Fairhope City Council moves into executive session to discuss pending litigation
Summary
City attorneys requested and the Fairhope City Council approved an executive session under the Alabama Code to discuss legal ramifications and options for pending litigation; the session was expected to last about 100 minutes.
The Fairhope City Council approved a motion to enter an executive session to discuss the legal ramifications of, and options for, pending litigation after a request from the city attorneys. The attorneys said the council would meet in a special session on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, and that the executive session would run about 100 minutes.
City attorneys Marcus McDowell and Christopher Williams asked the council to go into executive session under the Alabama Code to review legal options connected to litigation that was described only as “pending.” The transcript does not identify the subject of the litigation or provide statutory citations beyond a reference to the Alabama Code.
A motion to enter the executive session was made, seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records members saying “aye” and then exiting the dais. The council returned to the chambers after approximately 100 minutes, heard that there was no new business, and then voted to adjourn.
The meeting record does not name who moved or seconded the motion, nor does it include any public discussion of the litigation’s details. The council did not take any recorded substantive votes on ordinances, contracts or budgets during the portion of the session summarized in the transcript.
