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Mobile City Council premeeting lists agenda items; votes to enter executive session on litigation
Summary
At a Jan. 2 premeeting, the Mobile City Council reviewed a long consent and CIP agenda, noted public petitions and a noise-waiver request for Jan. 4, and voted in a roll call to move into an executive session to discuss pending and likely litigation under the Alabama Open Meetings Act.
The Mobile City Council held a premeeting Thursday, Jan. 2, during which members reviewed a broad consent and capital improvements agenda, noted public petitions and a request to waive the city noise ordinance for Jan. 4 on Saint Francis Street, and voted to convene an executive session to discuss litigation.
City Attorney Ricardo Woods asked the council to go into executive session “to discuss matter that is likely to be and that are being litigated,” and requested a roll call vote before the council recessed to meet again at 10:30 a.m., citing the Alabama Open Meetings Act. After a motion and a second were made, the council conducted a roll call in which President Small, Vice President Gregory, Council member Ken, Council member Carroll, Council member Reynolds, Council member Dave and Council member Woods each answered “Yes,” and the body moved into executive session.
Why it matters: the invocation of an executive session…
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