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City attorney calls council into executive session on property pricing and potential litigation

Mount Vernon City Council · February 26, 2026

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Summary

City Attorney Kevin Rogerson announced an executive session Feb. 25 to discuss the minimum price for sale or lease of real estate and to consult on enforcement or potential litigation under RCW 42.31.10; the session was scheduled for 20 minutes with no final action expected.

City Attorney Kevin Rogerson asked the mayor and council on Feb. 25 to enter executive session to consider the minimum price at which real estate would be offered for sale or lease and to consult with legal counsel about enforcement matters or potential litigation.

Rogerson cited the statutory authority for closed sessions, saying the topics fall under RCW 42.31.10 subsections 1(b) and 1(i), and set the session for 20 minutes to convene at 7:35 p.m. He stated that no final action would be taken after the executive session.

The meeting transcript records the mayor adjourning the public meeting at 7:15 p.m.; the transcript also records the planned executive session to begin at 7:35 p.m. The record does not show whether the executive session occurred or whether any actions resulted from it.