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After closed session, Murray County authorizes counsel to respond to sheriff’s salary appeal
Summary
Following closed-session strategy discussions, the board voted to authorize legal counsel John Edison to respond to and defend a sheriff’s salary appeal; the action was recorded after closed session and a motion passed unanimously.
The Murray County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 7 to authorize legal counsel John Edison to respond to and defend a sheriff’s salary appeal following closed-session discussion of strategy.
The board entered closed session under Minn. Stat. §13D.05, Subd. 3(b). After returning to open session, Commissioner Mark Carlson moved and Commissioner Roger Zins seconded a motion authorizing counsel to proceed consistent with the closed-session strategy; the motion passed. The minutes record the authorization but do not describe the underlying appeal or the board’s strategy in open session beyond delegating authority to counsel.
The action was recorded in the official minutes; the board did not vote in open session on any budgetary expenditures tied to the litigation at the time of the authorization.
