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Council adjourns to 60-minute executive session to consult legal counsel
Summary
The council adjourned to a 60-minute executive session to consult with legal counsel about enforcement actions and potential litigation that could have adverse legal or financial consequences; members expected to return at 6:00 p.m.
The council adjourned into a 60-minute executive session to consult with legal counsel about agency enforcement matters and potential litigation, citing the executive-session statute in the Revised Code of Washington. The announcement said public disclosure of the discussion could cause an adverse legal or financial consequence for the agency and that counsel expected to return at 6:00 p.m.
The announcement was made by the meeting chair, who stated the session was "pursuant to RCW 42.30.110" and described the topics as "agency enforcement actions or ... litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is or is likely to become a party." No formal motion text, roll-call vote, or further details about the subject matter were provided in the transcript.
Because executive sessions are closed to the public under state statute when disclosure would harm the agency's legal or financial position, the meeting then recessed; the chair later said the council had adjourned from the executive session and would resume normal business shortly. The transcript does not identify which municipal council this is, and no named elected officials appear in the provided excerpt.
