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Camp Verde council votes 6-0 to enter executive session over matter involving Arizona Department of Environmental
Summary
At a Feb. 4 special session, the Camp Verde Town Council voted 6-0 to enter an executive session under A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3) and (A)(4) to consult with the town attorney on a matter involving the Arizona Department of Environmental; Councilor Jessie Murdock was absent for the vote.
Mayor Marie Moore called a special session of the Camp Verde Town Council to order at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday and read agenda Items 4 and 5, which the council said related to matters to be discussed in executive session.
The council voted to enter executive session for legal advice under Arizona law. Councilor Patricia Seybold moved to go into executive session for Items 4 and 5; Vice Mayor Wendy Escoffier seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, Councilor Brian Bolton, Councilor Patricia Seybold, Councilor Robert Foreman, Councilor Robin Godwin, Vice Mayor Wendy Escoffier and Mayor Marie Moore voted "aye." Councilor Jessie Murdock was recorded as absent. The motion carried 6-0.
Town Manager Miranda Fisher and Town Attorney Trish Stuhan were present for the public portion, and Town Clerk Leah Rhodes is recorded as having left the meeting at 5:03 p.m. The council’s announcement identified the legal authority for the closed session as A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3) and (A)(4) to consult with the town attorney and to consider the council’s position regarding an item involving the Arizona Department of Environmental (the transcript truncates the agency name).
The public portion ended after the roll call and the council recessed into executive session. The transcript does not record discussion or decisions taken during the closed session; no further public actions or votes on the underlying matter were recorded in the public minutes provided.
