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Elk Grove City Council votes 5-2 to authorize City Attorney to defend two lawsuits
Summary
After reconvening from closed session, the Elk Grove City Council disclosed a 5-2-0 vote authorizing the City Attorney's office to defend Ortiz v. City of Elk Grove and Brown v. Monterey Trail High School, then adjourned the special meeting at 6:08 p.m.
The Elk Grove City Council voted 5-2 to authorize the City Attorney's office to defend two lawsuits, the chair announced after the council reconvened from closed session. "I have the following disclosure by a five-two-zero vote," the chair said, adding that "the city council authorized and directed the City Attorney's office to defend the cases of Ortiz versus the City of Elk Grove and all and Brown versus Monterey Trail High School and all as identified by the case number on the City Council meeting agenda."
The disclosure indicates the council formally directed legal staff to provide defense in both matters; the chair said the cases and their case numbers are listed on the meeting agenda but did not read case numbers aloud during the announcement. The council made the decision in closed session and disclosed the outcome on the record after returning to open session.
No mover or seconder for the direction was stated on the public record; the chair only disclosed the vote tally, described as "five-two-zero." The transcript does not record individual roll-call votes or the case numbers in the spoken remarks.
The chair then closed the special meeting, stating, "With that we will adjourn the special meeting at 06:08 p. m." The meeting adjourned at 6:08 p.m.
