City council votes to enter executive session to consult city attorney on open-meeting law

Unidentified Speaker (role not specified) announced that the council would consider a motion to enter an executive session to receive legal advice from the city attorney about open-meeting requirements.

"A vote may be held to call an executive session for the following," the speaker said, and cited the statute as recorded in the transcript: "ARRS, 38Dash431O3A3." The speaker said the consultation concerned Arizona open meeting laws.

When asked for a motion and a second to enter executive session, an attendee responded, "So moved," and a second was acknowledged; the transcript does not record who moved or seconded. During the exchange the record includes short references to staff or counsel by first names ("Advice by Eric," "I hear it from Brandon"), but full identifications were not provided in the transcript.

The chair called for the vote. Two vocal "Aye" responses are recorded in the transcript and the speaker declared, "The ayes have it now," indicating the motion carried. No roll-call vote tally with individual names appears in the transcript; the record only notes that "Let the record reflect that all members are present" earlier in the meeting.

After the vote the meeting paused for a brief break. The speaker proposed "a short how about 10 minute break?" and attendees acknowledged the pause.

Next steps recorded in the transcript: the body voted to enter executive session to consult the city attorney on open-meeting law and then recessed; the transcript does not show what was discussed in the executive session or any subsequent public actions.