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Broken Bow council holds closed strategy session on potential litigation, then adjourns
Summary
At a special teleconference on April 10, 2020, the Broken Bow City Council entered a closed-session strategy meeting about potential litigation with the city attorney and clerk present, exited the session after about 56 minutes, and promptly adjourned.
The Broken Bow City Council convened a special teleconference meeting on April 10, 2020, and voted unanimously to enter a closed session to discuss a strategy regarding potential litigation.
Mayor Rod Sonnichsen called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Councilmember Miller moved to enter the closed session at 3:02 p.m., and Councilmember Holcomb seconded; the motion specified that participants would include the Mayor and council, City Attorney Jason White, and City Clerk-Treasurer Stephanie M. Wright. The roll-call vote recorded Holcomb, Miller, Myers and Schmidt as voting aye, and the motion carried.
The council exited the closed session at 3:58 p.m. by a motion from Councilmember Holcomb, seconded by Councilmember Myers; the roll-call vote was unanimous. The council then approved a motion to adjourn at 3:59 p.m., moved by Councilmember Miller and seconded by Councilmember Myers.
The published meeting notice stated that the special session was held via teleconference and that notice was posted at the Broken Bow Municipal Building, the Broken Bow Post Office, and the Custer County Courthouse; the agenda and related materials were made available in advance to the Mayor and all council members, according to the minutes. The minutes were signed by Mayor Rod Sonnichsen and attested by City Clerk-Treasurer Stephanie M. Wright.
No substantive public debate, motions on ordinances, or votes on policy matters were recorded in the minutes; the stated purpose of the closed session was a strategy session regarding potential litigation, and no further details about the litigation were included in the public record.
