Long Branch City Council adopts resolution to enter executive session over attorney-client matter

The Long Branch City Council voted at its meeting to enter an executive session to discuss attorney-client privilege and an administrative update, adopting Resolution R-112-26 by voice vote.

The council convened, completed roll call and certified that the meeting had been published and posted in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act. Chair called for a motion to close the public portion of the meeting, which a councilmember moved and another seconded; the chair then asked for a motion to adopt Resolution R-112-26 "Be resolved that the City Council will now go into executive session to discuss the following: attorney-client privilege, administrative update..." A motion and second were recorded and the chair called for a voice vote; the transcript records “All in favor?” followed by “Aye,” and the chair then announced the council would go into executive session.

The public transcript does not identify which councilmembers made the motion or second, and it does not record an individual roll-call vote tally. Roll call earlier in the meeting recorded Mr. Assis, Mr. Viera, Mrs. Wittis, Mr. Dengler and Dr. Wolf as present. The resolution’s stated topics are attorney-client privilege and an administrative update; the transcript contains the phrase "administrative Shirley," which is unclear in context and has been reported here as an unspecified administrative item.

The council moved into executive session immediately after the vote and closed the public portion of the meeting. No further public deliberations or outcomes related to the executive session are reported in the available transcript.

Next steps: the transcript ends as the council begins executive session; any subsequent actions or decisions made in closed session are not recorded in the public portion of the minutes provided.