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Tampa Bay Water board approves settlement after closed attorney‑client session
Summary
After a private attorney‑client session, the board voted unanimously to approve the settlement discussed in closed session concerning Polk Regional Water Cooperative v. Southwest Florida Water Management District and Tampa Bay Water; the transcript records the vote but does not disclose settlement terms.
Following a private attorney‑client session held under Florida Statute 286.011(8), Tampa Bay Water’s board reconvened in public and voted unanimously to approve the settlement discussed in the closed session regarding Polk Regional Water Cooperative v. Southwest Florida Water Management District and Tampa Bay Water.
Chair read the statutory basis for the private session and identified general and special counsel and board members who were present. The transcript records a board motion to approve the settlement and the clerk’s announcement that the motion passed unanimously; the public minutes in the transcript do not record settlement terms or dollar amounts.
What’s next: the board took public action to accept the settlement discussed in executive session; any public disclosures of terms would appear in subsequent meeting materials or in the official settlement documents.
