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DeWitt council meets in closed session on property purchase, directs administrator to proceed
Summary
Council moved into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act for negotiations connected with the purchase of real property, reconvened, and unanimously directed City Administrator Daniel Coss to proceed as discussed; details were not disclosed in the minutes.
At its Nov. 12 meeting, the DeWitt City Council voted to enter a closed session under the Open Meetings Act (Article 15.268 Section 8 Sub (d)) at 7:30 p.m. for negotiations connected with the purchase of real property.
Councilmember Whitman made the motion to enter closed session; Councilmember VanDyke seconded. The roll call recorded the councilmembers present, with Councilmember Donohue excused. The council reconvened at 7:51 p.m. after the closed session.
After reconvening, the council approved a motion directing City Administrator Daniel Coss to proceed as discussed in closed session with regard to the real‑property negotiations. Councilmember VanDyke made the motion to reconvene and later moved the directive; Councilmember Kellogg seconded the directive. Both the reconvene motion and the directive carried by unanimous vote of the members present.
The minutes identify the statutory authority for the closed session but do not disclose negotiation details, the property address, purchase price or other terms. The council’s public action was limited to directing the administrator to continue as discussed in closed session.
