Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Legal topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Oak Creek council meets in closed session, later disallows property-damage claim
Summary
Council convened into closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85 to address a personnel evaluation and confer with counsel about a likely litigation claim by Jennifer Gabriel over property damage at 4244 East Studio Lane; after returning to open session the council voted to disallow the claim.
The Common Council moved into closed session under Wisconsin Statute §19.85 to review and evaluate the job performance and salary of the city administrator and to confer with legal counsel regarding likely litigation related to claims by Jennifer Gabriel for property damage at 4244 East Studio Lane.
After the closed session concluded and the meeting returned to open session, the council considered a motion to disallow the claims by Jennifer Gabriel related to alleged property damage at the cited address. A council member moved to disallow the claim; the motion was seconded and approved by roll-call vote.
The meeting record in the transcript provides the statutory basis for the closed session (Wis. Stat. §19.85, subsections (1)(c) and (1)(g)) and records the post-closed-session motion and vote to disallow the claim. The transcript does not include the closed-session discussion (as expected), and no additional public details about the claim's substance were recorded in open session.
