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Council moves into executive session to discuss legal advice and negotiations
Summary
A councilmember moved and council seconded to enter executive session to receive legal advice under SC Code section 34-70-18 and to discuss several items including an ordinance amendment, Boyd Plaza, PFAS, AI in city operations, municipal court relocation and negotiations related to Columbia Richland 911 communications.
A councilmember moved to send the meeting into executive session to receive legal advice and to discuss several personnel, contractual and regulatory items.
The motion, made by a councilmember and seconded by another member, listed items for executive session that included receipt of legal advice pursuant to SC Code section 34-70-18; repealing and replacing chapter 4 (animals) of the 1998 code of ordinances; the Forest Acres franchisee and PFAS; use of artificial intelligence in city operations; relocation of municipal court; Boyd Plaza; ordinance number 2026-039 (an amendment to section 17.72); and negotiations incident to proposed contractual agreements including Columbia Richland 911 communications and 1112.
The clerk conducted a roll-call vote. The transcript records multiple "Aye" responses and at least one "No." The meeting record in the transcript proceeds into the next item after the roll call.
The motion text and the list of topics were read into the record at the meeting; staff did not announce any final public action on those items in open session at that time.
