Kennedale council unanimously waives attorney-client privilege and releases investigation on Brant Griffith complaint

Following an executive session on Oct. 21, the Kennedale City Council voted unanimously to waive attorney-client privilege and release the initial investigative report and a supplemental investigative report related to a complaint by Brant Griffith. The council also instructed the investigator to close the file.

A council member moved to waive the privilege and release both reports in their entirety, and another council member seconded; the motion passed 4-0. The motion included direction that the investigator be informed to close the investigative file. No additional detail about the investigation's findings or the contents of the report was discussed publicly during the meeting; the motion itself called for releasing the initial report and supplemental investigative report "in its entirety." The council did not read the reports aloud during the public session.

Staff executed the council's direction by noting the motion passed unanimously; the meeting record indicates the matter had been discussed in executive session under attorney consultation and personnel exceptions. The council did not identify a timetable for publishing the report during the public session; staff will be responsible for implementing the release per the council's instruction.