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Council votes to enter a 15-minute executive session to discuss an economic-development project
Summary
The Mobile City Council voted to go into a roughly 15-minute executive session to discuss an economic-development project; the city attorney cited Section 36-25A-7 of the Alabama Open Meetings Act and said disclosure would harm the city's competitive position. No subsequent public action was anticipated in the transcript.
The Mobile City Council voted unanimously in roll call to enter a roughly 15-minute executive session to discuss an economic-development matter. Brent (Bridal) Bonner, an attorney retained by the city to coordinate economic-development activities, said the session met the requirements of Section 36-25A-7 of the Alabama Open Meetings Act and that disclosure of the discussion would have a detrimental effect on the city’s competitive position.
Bonner told the council he did not anticipate any follow-up action immediately after the executive session. A motion to enter executive session was moved and seconded on the record; the clerk conducted a roll-call that recorded affirmatives by President Smock, Vice President Gregory, Council Member Penn, Council Member Carroll, Council Member Reynolds, Council Member Wood and others present. The council then recessed to an executive session scheduled to last about 15 minutes.
The transcript records the motion, the attorney’s legal basis, and the roll-call approvals but does not include the contents of the executive session itself. No public action or vote on the underlying economic-development project was recorded in the pre-meeting transcript excerpt.
