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Meeting votes to enter closed session under Open Meetings Act to discuss attorney–client privileged communication
Summary
At a meeting held at 151 Martin Street, participants voted to adjourn into a closed session under MCL 15.268(1)(h) of the Open Meetings Act to discuss a written attorney–client privileged communication; the roll call recorded five yes votes and one absence.
A meeting held at 151 Martin Street voted to enter a closed session under MCL 15.268(1)(h) of the Open Meetings Act to discuss and answer questions regarding a written attorney–client privileged communication.
The committee member who moved the resolution cited the Open Meetings Act and asked the body to meet in closed session "pursuant to MCL 15.268(1)(h) of the Open Meetings Act to discuss and answer questions regarding a written attorney client privilege communication," and another member seconded the motion. A roll call vote followed; those named in the roll call — Mayor Ballard, the mayor pro tem (recorded in the transcript at one point as "Long" and later as "Wong"), Commissioners Hague, Host and Kozowski — were recorded as voting yes. Commissioner Kold was recorded as absent. The motion carried and the presiding Chair announced, "We will now adjourn to close session."
The motion and its citation to MCL 15.268(1)(h) indicate the stated legal basis for moving to closed session: the statute allows a public body to meet privately to consult with its attorney regarding privileged communications. The transcript shows no further public discussion of the underlying subject; the meeting adjourned into closed session after the vote.
No date, additional documents discussed, or further public-facing details about the attorney–client communication were provided in the transcript.
