Dearborn Heights City Council members moved into a closed session at 5:03 p.m. Dec. 12 to discuss two legal matters, and after resuming public proceedings at 5:47 p.m. they voted to accept the recommendations of city counsel and outside counsel on both cases.

Council Pro Tem Saab introduced the motion to enter the closed session, stating the body would discuss the legal case "Mohammed Bazi v. Dearborn Heights," case number 24-0165553CD, and a separate claim by Mohammed Farhad (transcript lists claim number 2502055 and later a variant 25022055). The motion named participants who could attend the closed session, including the mayor, chief of staff, corporation counsel, and outside counsel from the Rosati law firm. The clerk completed a roll call and the council approved the move to closed session by voice vote.

The council returned to open session at 5:47 p.m. Councilman Ray Muscat moved to return to open session; the motion was seconded by Council Pro Tem Saab and carried. Immediately after reconvening, Council Pro Tem Saab moved that the council "take the recommendation of counsel" regarding case number 24-0165553CD (Mohammed Bazi v. Dearborn Heights). The motion was seconded by Councilman Muscat and carried by voice vote, with the chair announcing "the ayes have it." The record identifies Carlita (also transcribed as Carlito) Young of the Rosati law firm as counsel referenced during the motion.

Saab then moved to accept counsel's recommendation on the Mohammed Farhad matter; Muscat seconded and the motion again carried by voice vote. The transcript records the motions as "go with the recommendation" from counsel and staff; the minutes show the council adopted those recommendations on both items but do not record further specifics of the recommendations in the public portions of the transcript.

Following the votes, Councilman Muscat moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded and carried. The meeting concluded with the chair offering holiday wishes to attendees.

What the public record shows and what it does not: The transcript documents the council's formal motions, the specific case and claim numbers discussed, and the names of counsel and officials allowed into the closed session. It does not include the substance of the closed-session discussions or the exact terms of counsel's recommendations; those items are protected from public disclosure in the transcript provided.

Next steps: The council took formal action to accept counsel recommendations on both matters and adjourned; no further hearings or votes on these items are recorded in this meeting's public transcript.