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Clarkston council holds closed session to review attorney's written legal opinion on intergovernmental relations
Summary
On April 27 the City of the Village of Clarkston City Council met in a closed session from 8:09 p.m. to 9:01 p.m. to review an attorney's written legal opinion about city–township intergovernmental relations under MCL 15.268(1)(h); the minutes record entry and exit but include no details of the opinion.
The City of the Village of Clarkston City Council entered a closed session at 8:09 p.m. on April 27 to review a written legal opinion by the city attorney concerning city–township intergovernmental relations.
Councilmember Casey moved to go into closed session, and Councilmember Forte seconded the motion; the council voted 7-0 to enter closed session. The minutes cite MCL 15.268(1)(h) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act as the legal authority permitting discussion of an attorney's written legal opinion that is subject to attorney-client privilege. The council reconvened in open session at 9:01 p.m. on a motion by Councilmember Jones, supported by Mayor Pro Tem Rodgers; that motion also carried 7-0.
The minutes record the entry to and exit from closed session and the votes on the motions but do not provide the substance of the attorney's written opinion or any subsequent public action arising directly from the closed-session discussion. No formal votes or directives tied to the closed-session discussion are recorded in the minutes.
