Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Executive Session Litigation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Washington County commissioners move into executive session to discuss potential litigation involving Clean Water Services
Summary
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adjourn into executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(h) to discuss potential litigation related to Clean Water Services; the meeting also noted 12 consent items and an ordinance introduction for first reading.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously, 4-0, to adjourn into an executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(h) to discuss potential litigation involving Clean Water Services.
The motion to move into executive session was made and seconded during the meeting; the presiding commissioner called for a verbal vote and recorded the motion as carrying 4 to 0. A commissioner said the body would adjourn to the closed session "as soon as the door is closed." The motion identified ORS 192.660(2)(h) as the statutory authority for the closed meeting and stated the purpose was to discuss potential litigation related to Clean Water Services.
Earlier in the meeting a staff speaker summarized routine business, saying, "It's pretty straightforward. 12 items on consent. LUT takes the prize with 6 of those. Some vacancies on boards and commissions. 1 proclamation." The board also noted an "ordinance for introduction and first read" described in the meeting as catching the county up with state legislative changes; no vote on that ordinance was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.
The executive-session motion and its unanimous vote were the only formal action recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The transcript did not specify which commissioner made or seconded the motion, nor did it record further public discussion about the litigation topic or the ordinance beyond the brief remarks cited above.
Because the discussion was moved into executive session, no additional details about the potential litigation were disclosed in open session during the recorded portion of the meeting.
