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Mooresville board directs legal staff to release documents related to pending federal lawsuits where lawful
Summary
After a closed session, the Mooresville Town Board moved to have legal staff release any documents that state statute allows related to two pending federal lawsuits; the motion passed by voice vote amid calls for transparency from several commissioners and cautions to confirm legality before release.
After returning from closed session on Feb. 11, Mooresville’s mayor asked the clerk to read a state statute governing release of personnel information. The read statute (transcribed in the meeting record) was cited as the legal basis for the board to consider sharing documents related to pending federal litigation.
The mayor then moved that the town’s legal department make available “any documents that they can legally or information they…
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