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Fairhope council removes agenda item after executive session citing bid-law concerns
Summary
After a closed-door executive session requested by City Attorney Marcus McDowell, the Fairhope City Council removed an agenda item and did not vote on it, citing legal uncertainty around Alabama bid law and potential litigation.
The Fairhope City Council returned from a roughly 30-minute executive session on June 3 and removed an agenda item without taking a vote after receiving legal advice that the matter raised bid-law and litigation risks.
City Attorney Marcus McDowell asked the council to go into executive session “based on Alabama Code to discuss the legal ramifications of and legal options for pending litigation,” saying the discussion involved controversies that were imminently likely to be litigated…
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