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Goodyear council moves to call executive session on legal advice, land negotiations for future park
Summary
At a Feb. 3 special meeting the Goodyear City Council moved to hold an executive session to receive legal advice and to discuss negotiations for purchase or lease of land for a future park; the motion was moved and seconded but the transcript does not record a vote or the names of the makers.
The Goodyear City Council on Feb. 3, 2025 moved to hold an executive session to consult with city attorneys and to discuss negotiations for the purchase or lease of real property for a future park, the presiding official said during a special meeting.
The motion cited Arizona Revised Statutes §38-431.03(A)(3), (A)(4) and (A)(7), which allow public bodies to meet in executive session for legal advice and to instruct representatives on negotiations. The council’s city clerk called the roll at the start of the meeting and the record reflects that all members were present.
The presiding official read the statutory grounds for the session, asking for a motion “pursuant to ARS 38-431.03…for discussion and consultation for legal advice with the city attorneys…to consider its position and instruct its attorney regarding the public body's position regarding contracts… and…to consider its position and instruct its representatives regarding negotiations for the purchase, sale, or lease of real property involving the acquisition of land for a future park site,” according to the meeting transcript.
A member said, “So moved,” and another member seconded the motion. The transcript does not record the names of the member who moved or seconded, nor does it show a recorded roll-call vote on the motion. Staff indicated they needed about 10 minutes to set up and clear the meeting room before the executive session.
The transcript contains no subsequent public action or vote on the underlying contracts or land acquisition; it records only the motion to convene the executive session and preparations to clear the room. Further details, including any legal advice given or outcomes of negotiations, would appear in later public minutes or future agenda items if the council reports back in open session.
