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Committee member seeks clarity on closed-session item about business location or expansion
Summary
During a meeting, a committee member asked the board to clarify whether a closed-session item concerns the location or expansion of businesses; a staff member said the item quotes statutory language and could not be disclosed and added that Bridal Bryce is still reviewing an ordinance.
A committee member asked the board to clarify whether a scheduled closed-session item concerns the location or expansion of businesses, saying the request was made "for clarification and transparency purposes." The remark came during routine agenda review.
A staff member replied that the closed-session language "is directly quoted from the statute that's cited" and that they were "not at liberty to disclose" whether the discussion would focus on location or expansion. The staff member also reported that efforts to reach the Bridal Bryce firm have so far produced a response that "they are still reviewing this the ordinance" and that the firm hopes to report back to the board "as soon as possible," though no timeline was given.
The exchange did not produce a formal vote or an explicit decision to place the item into closed session during the recorded remarks. The committee member framed the request as a transparency matter; staff cited the statutory wording as the reason for withholding further detail. The staff member said they would provide an update and report back to the board when the firm completes its review.
No ordinance text, statute citation, or a date for a future report were specified on the record.
