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Council votes to move into closed session to receive legal advice on Westerial Power Incorporated
Summary
At its Dec. 15, 2025 meeting the council voted to enter a closed session to receive solicitor‑client legal advice concerning Westerial Power Incorporated; Deputy Mayor Warren Dickert moved the motion and Councillor Dave Hawking seconded it. The chair said the motion carried; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
At its regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, the council voted to move into a closed session to receive legal advice "in order to address a matter pertaining to advice that is subject to solicitor client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose regarding Westerial Power Incorporated." The motion was moved by Deputy Mayor Warren Dickert and seconded by Councillor Dave Hawking.
The presiding officer called for a vote and said, "All in favor? That is carried." The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or any floor debate about the underlying matter; the motion as recorded authorized the council to meet in closed session to consult with legal counsel under solicitor‑client privilege. The council had no publicly stated vote totals for this motion in the recorded segments.
The meeting opened at 4:00 p.m. with the national anthem and included a land acknowledgement in which the meeting leader said the council "are situated on the traditional territory of the Anachinabek nation," naming the Ojibway, Odawa and Podawatami nations and giving thanks to the local Chipua communities. The transcript shows no further public discussion of Westerial Power Incorporated before the motion to go into closed session.
Roll call before the motion recorded Mayor Sue Patterson and Deputy Mayor Warren Dickert as present; Councillor Harold Fleet sent regrets; Councillors Dave Hawking and Carol Hudson were present; Councillor Brandon Cable was noted as joining virtually; Councillor Susan Zackle was present. A staff member named Vicki is thanked in the transcript but the record does not identify her official title.
Because the council authorized a closed session under solicitor‑client privilege, no additional details on the substance of the legal advice or any proposed action related to Westerial Power Incorporated were disclosed in the public transcript. The council proceeded into the closed session following the recorded motion.
A brief audible aside was noted after the vote: a participant identified as Phil made a sound (transcript: "Phil. [snorts]"). The public record in the provided transcript ends with the move to closed session; no public decisions about Westerial Power Incorporated are recorded in the segments provided.
