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Board holds closed session to consult counsel on federal litigation docket
Summary
The board entered a closed session under attorney-client privilege to consult counsel regarding federal litigation identified in the meeting as docket number 2-23-CV-1281; the session was recorded as carried and closed before the organizational votes.
The Hamtramck Board of Education met in closed session to consult with legal counsel regarding a federal litigation matter identified in the meeting as docket number 2-23-CV-1281. The presiding officer stated the closed session was convened for attorney-client privileged consultation and to discuss federal settlement strategies.
The board recorded the closed session motion and a unanimous voice vote to enter closed session (with an absent member noted earlier); the board later reconvened in open session to proceed with the organizational agenda and subsequent regular meeting items. Specific legal advice discussed in closed session was not disclosed in open session, consistent with attorney-client privilege.
