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Pontiac City Council votes 5-0 to enter closed session to consider purchase or lease of real property
Summary
At a special meeting called to order at 5:15 p.m., the Pontiac City Council approved a resolution under Michigan's Open Meetings Act (MCL 15.268(d)) to enter a closed session to discuss the possible purchase or lease of real property; the vote was 5-0 and the council recessed into closed session at 5:18 p.m.
The Pontiac City Council approved a resolution to hold a closed session to consider the purchase or lease of real property, voting 5-0 at a special meeting called to order at 5:15 p.m.
Councilwoman Jones moved to adopt the resolution under section 8, subsection D, of the Open Meetings Act (MCL 15.268(d)); Councilmember Rutherford seconded. Clerk Doyle conducted a roll call and recorded affirmative votes from Councilmembers James, Jones, McGinnis, Parker and Rutherford. The council recessed into closed session at 5:18 p.m.
The special meeting opened with the presiding officer noting that five members are required to initiate a closed session and that a quorum was present. The presiding officer said Councilman Goodman was en route and that the council had not heard back from Pro Tem Carrington; neither absence was excused before the votes. Prior to the closed-session motion, the council adopted the meeting agenda on a separate 5-0 roll-call vote (moved by Councilmember Rutherford; seconded by Councilmember Jones).
No members of the public requested to speak during the public comment period, and no substantive public remarks were recorded on the agenda item before the council moved to closed session.
The action taken was a procedural vote to enter a closed session under the cited Michigan statute to discuss matters related to acquiring or leasing real property. The meeting record shows the council moved into closed session immediately after the successful vote at 5:18 p.m.; no further public deliberations or decisions on the underlying property matter were recorded in the public portion of the transcript.
