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Sandpoint council votes to enter executive session on personnel and pending litigation
Summary
At the Oct. 22 special meeting the Sandpoint City Council voted to convene an executive session under Idaho law to consider evaluation or disciplining of a public officer and to consult legal counsel on imminent litigation; the meeting recording ended after council moved into closed session.
The Sandpoint City Council voted Wednesday to enter an executive session to consider personnel matters and to consult with legal counsel about litigation the city described as "imminently likely to be litigated."
Council President Deb Rule asked for a motion to convene the executive session under Idaho Code section 74-206(1)(b) and (f), which authorizes closed deliberations on evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of a public officer and communications with legal counsel about pending or imminent litigation. A motion was made and seconded; the council adopted the motion on a roll-call vote with the six members present voting "yes."
The council directed nonparticipating attendees to leave the chamber, and Rule closed the public recording before the session. "At this time, I will ask everyone not participating in the session to please exit the room, and the meeting recording will now end," she said.
The executive session was called under the statutory authority cited on the agenda; no further details about the personnel matter or the legal issues discussed in the closed session were provided during the open portion of the meeting. The transcript shows the council voted to convene the session but did not record any decisions made in closed session on the public record.
