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Cedar Creek trustees review contested sanitation correspondence, authorize attorney reply after closed session
Summary
The board entered closed session Nov. 19 to discuss correspondence from Gretna Sanitation alleging misconduct in the village’s garbage procurement; after reconvening trustees authorized the village attorney to reply to Novotney Law.
The Cedar Creek Board of Trustees reviewed correspondence from Gretna Sanitation at its Nov. 19 meeting, including two FOIA requests, a letter from the Nebraska Attorney General, and an email to village customers that accused the village and its attorney of misconduct related to the garbage contracting process. Trustee Fuxa moved at 7:05 p.m. to enter closed session to discuss the village’s response; Trustee Richardson seconded and the motion passed on a roll call vote.
After reconvening at 7:25 p.m., the trustees voted to authorize the village attorney to send the reply to Novotney Law as discussed in the closed session. Trustee Fuxa moved the authorization and Trustee Prescott seconded; the motion passed with all trustees recorded as Aye.
The minutes record the existence of the correspondence and the board’s procedural steps (closed session and authorization of an attorney response) but do not include the text of the contested communications or the attorney’s reply.
The board treated the matter as legal correspondence tied to the procurement process; no further public debate or details about remedies appear in the minutes.
