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Council Authorizes 'Steve' to Enter Negotiations With Rural Water District
Summary
The council moved and unanimously approved a measure permitting 'Steve' to enter negotiations with the rural water district under limitations set by the council; members debated whether an additional executive session was necessary during the discussion.
The City of Seminole council voted to allow "Steve" to enter into negotiations with the rural water district under limitations set by the council.
Speaker 2 moved, "I'll make a motion that we allow Steve to enter into negotiations with the rural water district, with the, limitations that we set forth." Speaker 3 seconded the motion. Speaker 4 conducted a roll call; the recorded votes from Dana Miller, Larry Church, Scott Rossman, Chris Anson, Jolene DeSeth, Jeff Nance, and John Kramer were all "Yes," and Speaker 1 announced the motion passed.
During the discussion members debated whether a separate executive session was needed. Speaker 3 said, "this is about the opioid settlement. You guys know it's not gonna cost us anything to get anything," and suggested consulting the attorney; other members questioned whether reopening a prior executive session or conducting a new one was necessary. The council ultimately acted on the negotiation authorization without taking additional public executive-session action at that moment.
