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Coldwater council approves consent agenda, bill payments and bank signatory updates; moves into closed session on litigation
Summary
At its Aug. 26 meeting the council approved its consent agenda, authorized paying $278,808 in bills, updated bank signatories to reflect staff changes, and voted to enter a closed session under PA 267 §8(e) to consult with counsel about Thompson Construction v. City of Coldwater.
The Coldwater City Council on Aug. 26 approved routine business and several administrative items, and later voted to enter closed session for attorney consultation on pending litigation.
The council approved its consent agenda, which included minutes from Aug. 12 and related board appointment memos. The council then approved payment of $278,808 in bills after a motion and support.
City Manager Keith Baker told the council that staff changes required updating the names on city bank accounts. Baker said the names to be added on accounts at Southern Michigan Bank & Trust and Century Bank & Trust are Tom Eldridge, Keith Baker and Carmen Cardenas; council approved the authorization.
Later in the meeting the council moved and supported a roll-call vote to go into closed session under section 8(e) of Public Act 267 of 1976 “to consult with our attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with specific pending litigation.” A council member raised an Open Meetings Act point of order asking that the record state the case name; the member identified the case as Thompson Construction v. City of Coldwater, and the mayor said he would add that notation going forward. The council recessed to closed session and reconvened before adjourning.
Votes recorded during the meeting were approved by voice or roll call as noted in the meeting minutes; where individual mover/second names were not provided in the transcript, motions were recorded as having support.
