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President Cole leads council to recess into executive session to consult attorney on pending court disputes
Summary
On March 9, 2026 the council voted unanimously to recess into an executive session to confer with its attorney about disputes described as pending or imminent court action, citing charter section 2.101c. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll-call vote.
President Cole called the March 9, 2026 special executive session meeting to order and asked for a motion and a second to recess the public meeting to an executive session "for matters pertaining to the conferences with an attorney for council concerning disputes involving council that are subject to pending or imminent court action," citing charter section 2.101c.
A motion was seconded (the transcript does not identify who moved or seconded). The clerk conducted a roll-call vote; Mr. Betts, Vice President Katone, Miss Parker Jones, Miss Russul, Mr. Teter, Miss Vermillion and President Cole each answered "yes," yielding a unanimous 7-0 vote to recess into executive session.
The transcript records only the motion, the charter citation and the roll call; it contains no further public details about the subject matter of the attorney consultation. The meeting was recessed for the closed session and no additional public actions or votes were recorded in the provided transcript.
The council cited charter section 2.101c as the basis for closing the session to the public to permit attorney conferences about disputes that are pending or imminent in court. The transcript does not specify any deadlines, case names, or whether the closed session will result in subsequent public action.
The council recessed into executive session; no further public proceedings were included in the transcript provided.
