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Chair reads city attorney request; council votes to enter executive session on pending litigation
Summary
The Fairhope City Council voted to move into an executive session on May 4 after Chair read a letter from City Attorney Christopher Williams asking the council to discuss pending and potential litigation under Alabama law; the letter said no action was expected and the session was expected to last about 60 minutes.
The Fairhope City Council voted May 4 to enter an executive session to discuss pending and potential litigation after the chair read a written request from the city attorney.
The chair read a letter from City Attorney Christopher Williams asking the council to “go into executive session based on Alabama code to discuss pending and potential litigation,” and stating the session would last “approximately 60 minutes” and that the council should not anticipate taking action, according to the transcript.
A motion to convene the executive session was made (the mover is not identified in the transcript). A council member (Speaker 2) seconded the motion and the council approved it by voice vote; multiple participants responded “aye.”
The transcript records that, after the vote, the chair noted the timing and the expectation the council would return to the chambers at the end of the executive session. Later in the record, Council member (Speaker 3) moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Council member (Speaker 2) and passed by voice vote.
No further details about the subjects of the litigation, any participating parties, or whether any formal action followed the executive session were included in the transcript. The letter read into the record explicitly stated that no action was anticipated as a result of the executive session.
