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Caro City Council holds closed session and votes to proceed with Tax Tribunal litigation strategy
Summary
At its April 20 meeting, the Caro City Council entered a closed session under the Open Meetings Act to consult with the city attorney on two pending Tax Tribunal cases and unanimously voted to proceed with litigation and settlement strategy recommended by counsel.
The Caro City Council entered a closed session April 20 to consult with its attorney about trial and settlement strategy in two pending Tax Tribunal cases and later voted to proceed with litigation as recommended by legal counsel.
The council moved to enter closed session under Section 8 of the Open Meetings Act, MCL 15.268(e), citing the need to consult with the city attorney regarding Sugar Tree MV LLC v City of Caro (MTT Docket Nos. 24-002195 and 25-002150) and Caro Estates LLC v City of Caro (MTT Docket Nos. 24-002190 and 25-002149). The motion (26-M-87) passed on a roll-call vote recorded as: Campbell — yes; Kish — yes; Oedy — yes; Parker — yes; Riley — yes; White — yes; Mayor Karen Snider — yes.
The council reconvened to open session at 8:15 p.m., approved the closed-session minutes (26-M-89) and then voted (26-M-90) to proceed with litigation and settlement strategy as recommended by legal counsel. That motion was recorded as unanimous on the roll call.
Because the substance of attorney–client discussions occurred in closed session, the council did not disclose details of the strategy in the public record at the meeting. The motions and roll-call records indicate the council authorized city staff and counsel to continue with the litigation process in the named Tax Tribunal matters.
The council adjourned at 8:17 p.m. No further public hearings or decisions about settlement terms were announced at the meeting; next procedural steps were not specified in open session.
