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Wolcottville council authorizes scheduling executive session to discuss possible lawsuit over former clerk-treasurer bond
Summary
Town Attorney Kurt Bachman reported a $240,000 claim related to the previous clerk-treasurer's bond and recommended the town consider filing a lawsuit; the council authorized staff to schedule an executive session to discuss the matter further.
Town Attorney Kurt Bachman informed the Wolcottville Town Council that the town's insurer has had a claim filed in relation to the previous clerk-treasurer's bond for $240,000. Bachman recommended the council consider whether to file a lawsuit for alleged negligence by the former clerk-treasurer.
Vice President Steven Cords called for an executive session to discuss the issue. Cords moved to authorize Kurt Bachman and Clerk-Treasurer Heidi Huff to schedule a date for an executive session to discuss a possible lawsuit; Jeff Sorg seconded and the motion passed by voice vote. The minutes record the action as authorization to schedule an executive session rather than a decision to file litigation.
The meeting did not include further public discussion of the alleged negligence or details of the claim; next steps were limited to scheduling the closed session for additional attorney-client and personnel deliberations as appropriate under state law.
