Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Legal Litigation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Brookfield City council votes to enter closed session on Brookfield Square property tax litigation
Summary
On June 2, 2026, the Brookfield City Common Council voted 12-0 to convene into closed session under Wisconsin law to discuss settlement negotiations in Brookfield Square Joint Venture property tax lawsuits; the council did not reconvene to open session that night.
The Brookfield City Common Council voted unanimously on June 2 to go into closed session to discuss settlement negotiations and receive legal advice regarding Brookfield Square Joint Venture property tax litigation (Case Nos. 24-CV-13-01 and 23-CV-2016). The motion to convene into closed session was made and approved by roll call under Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(g).
The minutes state that persons attending or potentially attending the closed session would include the Acting Mayor, council members, City Attorney, outside counsel and several staff members. The council did not reconvene into open session after the closed meeting, and no further public action on the litigation was recorded in the meeting minutes.
Because closed-session deliberations are confidential under state law, the minutes do not record discussion details or outcomes from that executive-session meeting.
