Legislative Committee enters executive session on pending litigation, then adjourns

At a legislative committee meeting (date not specified), members voted unanimously to go into an executive session to receive advice of counsel concerning pending litigation.

The committee chair (unnamed) opened the roll call and then asked for a motion, saying, “I need a motion to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation. Oh, well, I would say advice of counsel. Advice of counsel, please,” according to the meeting transcript. A motion was made and seconded and the chair called for a voice vote; members responded “Aye.”

The move to close the meeting for advice of counsel is a procedural step that allows the committee to discuss litigation details outside the public record. The transcript does not record the substance of the executive-session discussion; after the closed session the chair announced, “We’re out of executive session and I need a motion to adjourn.” The adjournment motion was approved by voice vote.

Roll call at the start of the meeting recorded Mister Massey, Mister Green, Mister Tobin and Miss Ray as present. The transcript does not identify who made or seconded either motion. No dates, locations or additional details about the pending litigation were provided in the public transcript, and no public deliberations on the litigation were recorded.

The meeting concluded after the executive session and the subsequent unanimous vote to adjourn. No further public business or outcomes related to the pending litigation were disclosed in the transcript.