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Council votes to accept and release city attorney's investigative report on alleged email hacking
Summary
Port Huron City Council voted to receive and accept an investigative report from the city attorney about alleged hacking and surveillance of the mayor's email account, waived attorney-client privilege and directed the administration to make the report public.
Port Huron City Council voted to accept an investigative report from the city attorney concerning alleged hacking and surveillance of Mayor Ashford's email account, and directed the administration to make the report publicly available.
The resolution asked the council to waive attorney-client privilege for the purpose of disclosure and to publish the report. The motion was moved and seconded and carried on a roll call vote. Council did not debate the report's substantive findings on the council floor during this meeting; the motion was procedural, accepting the attorney's investigative report and setting a public-release direction.
The resolution requires the city attorney's office and administration to post the report and notify the public; staff listed this action for immediate follow-up.
