Carter Lake City Council authorizes city attorney to proceed with negotiation talks

The Carter Lake City Council voted unanimously to authorize City Attorney Clint Victor to proceed with negotiation talks, the council announced at the close of its meeting.

The motion to permit Victor, identified in the meeting as the city attorney, was made and seconded and passed on a roll call with five members — Matt, Aaron, Jacob, Victor and Jackie — voting yes. The vote followed the council's decision to come out of a closed session earlier in the meeting.

Council members moved out of closed session by motion and roll call before taking up the authorization. After approving the motion permitting the city attorney to continue negotiation talks, members offered brief closing remarks and a member moved to adjourn; the meeting then ended.

The transcript does not identify who made or seconded each motion by full name, and no additional details about the negotiations or their subject matter were provided in the record. The council did not announce a public timeline or further procedural steps on the record at the meeting's close.