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Rolfe council instructs city attorney after closed session on litigation
Summary
After a closed session on pending or imminent litigation, the Rolfe City Council voted to instruct the city attorney to take action consistent with the discussion. The vote was recorded by roll call; no details of the litigation were disclosed.
The Rolfe City Council voted on March 23 to instruct the city attorney to take action following a closed-session discussion of pending or imminent litigation.
Mayor Stephanie Sindt called the special meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. The council voted at 5:35 p.m. to go into closed session “to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation.” The meeting reopened at 5:55 p.m., and a motion by Councilmember Aaron Cox, seconded by Tammy Shimon, instructed the attorney to move forward as discussed in closed session. The minutes record a roll call with Lana Pratt, Aaron Cox, Rob Jackson, Brent Stewart and Tammy Shimon voting aye.
The council did not disclose the subject matter of the closed session; state law typically limits public discussion of privileged attorney-client strategy during and after such sessions. The action recorded in the minutes is procedural: the council authorized the attorney to pursue the approach discussed in closed session rather than directing any specific, public steps during the meeting.
No further public information about the litigation or the attorney’s next steps was provided at the meeting. The council returned to other agenda items after the motion.
