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Motion approved to enter closed session for attorney–client privilege
Summary
A motion to move into closed session "pursuant to general statute" for attorney–client privilege was made by Mr. Weeks, seconded by Mr. Whitfield, and carried by voice vote during the meeting.
A motion to go into closed session "pursuant to general statute" for attorney–client privilege was made by Mr. Weeks (role not specified) and seconded by Mr. Whitfield (role not specified). The chair called for the ayes and the motion was recorded as carried on a voice vote.
The motion was introduced as: "I make a motion that we go into closed session pursuant to general stature [statute]. . . Attorney client privilege." That language appears verbatim in the meeting transcript; the speaker referenced a general statute but did not identify a specific statutory citation in the excerpt.
Dozens of routine meeting items preceded the motion in the full agenda, but the excerpted record shows the assembly moved to close the public portion of the meeting after the motion and second were recorded. The transcript records the back-and-forth audio checks among participants immediately before and after the motion, and names present included Mr. Wheat, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Weeks, McQueen, Dean Edwards, Franklin and a participant identified as Chris; none of those individuals were given formal titles in the excerpt.
No roll-call vote or numeric tally appears in the provided excerpt; the record shows only the voice vote call "All in favor, say aye" followed by "Aye. Motion carried." The meeting did not identify the statutory citation beyond "general statute" in the provided text, nor did it record any agenda item number or further explanation of the attorney–client subject cited for the closed session.
The meeting then proceeded into closed session as recorded in the transcript excerpt.
