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Waunakee board moves to closed session over Westport incorporation petition; staff to coordinate next steps
Summary
The Village Board voted to enter closed session for legal advice about the Town of Westport’s notice of intent to incorporate; staff said the case has moved from circuit court to the incorporation review board and that discussions with neighboring communities are ongoing.
The Waunakee Village Board voted to enter closed session to confer with legal counsel about the Town of Westport’s notice of intent to incorporate.
Brian (village attorney) briefed the board that Westport’s incorporation petition had been transferred from circuit court to the state incorporation review board and that Westport had been meeting with neighboring municipalities, including Waunakee, the City of Middleton, the Village of DeForest and the City of Madison, to discuss boundary and other concerns. Brian said that because the matter involves litigation strategy and the village is likely to be involved, discussion with counsel about strategy is authorized in closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g).
The board voted to enter closed session to receive counsel’s advice and to seek guidance on future staff-level discussions with Westport. The board said it would reconvene in open session and place any public, final actions in the official minutes.
Votes at a glance: the board called a roll-call vote and recorded affirmative votes to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g); no public action on the petition was taken at the open meeting.
The board asked staff to continue coordinating with neighboring communities and to report back with recommended next steps following the closed-session consultation with counsel.
