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Council adjourns to executive session to discuss litigation strategy
Summary
The council voted unanimously to adjourn to executive session under Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(c) to discuss strategy with counsel regarding litigation; the body did not return to the chambers afterward.
Near the close of the July 22 meeting, the chair asked for a motion to go into executive session to "discuss strategy with counsel and matters involving litigation pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(c)." The clerk called the roll and the council voted 9–0 to adjourn to executive session; the chair reminded the public the council would not return to open chambers that evening.
No substantive details of the litigation were discussed on the public record; the item was taken in closed session per the Iowa statute cited on the record.
