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Council recesses to executive session on appointments and pending litigation; returns and adjourns
Summary
The Worthington City Council recessed into executive session May 19 to discuss appointment of public officials and confer with city attorneys regarding pending or imminent litigation; council then returned to open session and adjourned.
During the May 19 meeting, Worthington City Council voted to recess into executive session to discuss two topics: the appointment of public officials and a conference with the city's attorneys concerning disputes that are the subject of pending or imminent court action.
City staff requested the executive session and Councilmember Herman moved to recess; Council Pro Tem Quasick seconded the motion. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote and members present answered in the affirmative. Council recessed to executive session and later returned to open session; no substantive details of the matters discussed were disclosed in the public minutes at the meeting.
Why it matters: Ohio law permits public bodies to meet in executive session for certain matters, including personnel appointments and discussion of pending litigation. The council publicly stated the statutory bases for the closed session but provided no additional public detail during the meeting.
Details: After returning to open session, the council had no additional business and adjourned the meeting. No votes or formal actions on the matters discussed in executive session were announced during the open session.
