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Phoenix council debate over scheduling executive sessions spotlights open‑meeting concerns
Summary
Council debated whether placing ‘holds’ on executive-session dates pre‑authorizes closed meetings; public commenter Jeremy Thacker warned of potential open‑meeting violations and personal liability while city attorneys said the city sought and received legal guidance.
A routine agenda action to set future executive-session dates prompted a pointed exchange at Wednesday’s Phoenix City Council meeting about transparency and the limits of closed-door deliberations.
Councilwoman Rebecca Hernandez said she would vote no on the item and asked the city attorney for a written legal opinion on whether pre‑authorizing executive-session dates could violate Arizona’s open‑meeting statutes. “We…
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