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Cudahy council holds closed session over possible conflict with law firm Michael, Best & Friedrich and votes to proceed
Summary
On Feb. 3, 2015, the Cudahy Common Council adjourned to a closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(g) to consult legal counsel about a possible conflict of interest involving Michael, Best & Friedrich in a real estate matter; after reconvening the council voted unanimously to proceed as discussed in closed session.
The Cudahy Common Council adjourned into a closed session Feb. 3, 2015, under Wisconsin Statute §19.85(1)(g) to consult with legal counsel about a possible conflict of interest involving the law firm Michael, Best & Friedrich related to a real estate matter.
Mayor John Hohenfeldt called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. and the roll call showed Council Members Moralez, Hollenbeck, Litkowiec and Bartoshevich present; Alderperson Schissel was absent and excused. City Clerk Dennis Broderick and City Attorney Eberhardy were in attendance.
A motion by Alderperson Litkowiec, seconded by Alderperson Bartoshevich, moved the council into closed session specifically citing Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(g), the exception permitting a governmental body to confer with legal counsel who is rendering oral or written advice on potential conflicts. The motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote.
After the closed session the council reconvened in open session on a motion by Alderperson Bartoshevich, seconded by Alderperson Litkowiec; that motion also carried unanimously. The council then considered whether to take action on items discussed in closed session and approved a motion by Alderperson Bartoshevich, seconded by Alderperson Hollenbeck, “to proceed as discussed in closed session”; the minutes record that the motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote. The minutes do not record further public details about the substance of the closed-session discussion or any specific remedies or directives.
Alderperson Litkowiec then moved, seconded by Alderperson Moralez, to adjourn; the council adjourned at 6:57 p.m. The minutes were later passed and approved Feb. 17, 2015, and signed by Mayor Hohenfeldt and attested by Clerk Treasurer Dennis Broderick.
The meeting record identifies the statutory authority cited for the closed session and names the law firm raised during the session but does not provide additional public information about the alleged conflict or the underlying real estate matter. No vote tallies beyond “unanimous” are recorded in the minutes.
