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City commission votes to enter closed session under Michigan Open Meetings Act
Summary
At a special Oct. 15 meeting, the Grand Rapids City commission voted unanimously to go into a closed session under Section 8(a) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act; no public comments were received and the body recessed to the law library for the session.
Mayor Bliss called a special meeting of the Grand Rapids City Commission on Oct. 15 at 8:30 a.m. and announced one agenda item: a request to go into closed session pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act. "So commissioners, can I get a motion to go into closed session?" the mayor asked; multiple members responded "Support."
The chair conducted a roll-call vote. The presiding officer named individual commissioners in turn; each named commissioner responded "Yes," and the motion to enter closed session carried. The chair then instructed commissioners to convene in the law library and said the body would return afterward and adjourn.
Mayor Bliss opened and then closed the public comment period after noting no one present wished to speak. The meeting record shows Commissioner Purdue was expected to arrive late and was not recorded as voting. No mover or seconder was identified in the audio transcript.
The commission referenced Section 8(a) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act as the authority for the closed session. The body recessed immediately for the closed session; the transcript ends with logistics for relocation to the law library and plans to adjourn following the closed meeting.
