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Ladue council votes unanimously to enter closed session on litigation and contract matters

City Council of the City of Ladue · June 24, 2026
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Summary

The Ladue City Council voted 6-0 to enter closed session under Missouri law to discuss litigation and contract negotiations, convening at 8:29 a.m. and returning to open session at 8:40 a.m.; the meeting then adjourned.

Council Member Stacey Kamps moved that the council enter a closed session to discuss litigation and legal actions under Section 610.021(1), RSMo, and documents related to a negotiated contract under Section 610.021(12), RSMo; Council Member John Howell seconded the motion. The roll call vote recorded Council Members William Brennan, Harold Burroughs, Patrick Hensley, John Howell, Stacey Kamps and Tim Kaufmann as voting "Aye," giving the motion six votes in favor, zero opposed. The council entered closed session at 8:29 a.m., with Senior Director of Public Services Anne Lamitola, City Attorney Erin Seele and City Clerk Stacey Seymour present. The council returned to open session at 8:40 a.m., and Council Member John Howell moved to adjourn; Council Member Patrick Hensley seconded and the adjournment was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 a.m.

The minutes record the legal justifications cited for the closed session but do not disclose the content of the closed session discussion; no substantive decisions about the litigation or contracts are recorded in the open minutes.