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Rock County board votes 26–0 to enter closed session on TDS Telecom litigation
Summary
The board voted 26–0 (3 absent) to enter executive session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel about litigation strategy involving TDS Telecom; the meeting recessed to prepare for closed session.
The Rock County Board of Supervisors voted to enter executive session to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation strategy in a case involving TDS Telecom.
A motion by Supervisor Boswick, seconded by Supervisor Woodman, asked the board to convene under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g), which allows closed sessions to receive legal advice and discuss litigation strategy. The roll-call vote to go into executive session was 26 yes, 0 no (3 absent reported). The board recessed to give members a few minutes while staff set up the closed-session environment.
No substantive details of the litigation were discussed in open session; the motion and vote were recorded in the meeting minutes and the statutory basis for the closed session was announced by staff in the hearing.
