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Council votes unanimously to enter executive session on jetport operations
Summary
At the conclusion of a workshop with Portland Housing Authority, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to go into executive session to consult with the city attorney about the city's legal rights and duties regarding operations at the jet port. The motion was seconded and approved without recorded opposition.
At the end of a workshop, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to enter an executive session to consult with the city attorney about the city's legal rights and duties regarding operations at the jet port.
"The chair would move that the council go into executive session to consult with our attorney concerning the city's legal rights and duties regarding operations at the jet port," the chair said during the meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilor Bullock. The chair then called for a vote; the clerk recorded the motion as carried unanimously and the council retired to the designated room for the executive session.
The motion was procedural and the council provided no public debate or detailed briefing on the jet port matter during open session; the executive session was convened under the consultation-with-counsel exception and no decisions were announced in open session at the time of the vote.
Ending
The council adjourned to its executive session and asked counsel and relevant staff to attend; no further public actions were taken on the jet port item in open session at the close of the workshop.
