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Board votes to enter closed session citing MCL 15.268 for attorney–client consultation
Summary
At its meeting the Berrien County board approved minutes and requisitions, then voted to enter a closed session under MCL 15.268 to consult with legal counsel about an attorney–client privileged matter; the vote was taken by roll call and recorded as affirmative.
The Berrien County board approved minutes from its May 19 meeting and then voted to enter a closed session to consult with legal counsel under Michigan statute MCL 15.268.
A member moved "I'll make the motion that we go to close," and another member seconded the motion. The motion was put to a roll call and recorded as approved; the presiding officer instructed staff to retrieve the prior closed-session minutes before the board left the public meeting to meet in closed session for legal advice.
The board handled routine business before the motion, approving the prior meeting minutes by voice and addressing the requisition list with no substantive questions from members. During public-comment logistics, the presiding officer asked attendees to take numbers and noted that Mr. Pelzer would organize speakers for the public-comment portion.
Board members verbally referenced a statutory basis for the closed session during the exchange and then clarified the citation as MCL 15.268. The transcript records members emphasizing attorney–client privilege and receiving an opinion of counsel as the reason for the closed session; no further details about the subject of counsel's advice were disclosed during the public portion of the meeting.
By the close of the public session the presiding officer confirmed the meeting would be taken offline and the board proceeded into the closed session to consult counsel. The board also arranged to obtain the minutes from the prior closed session for the record.
