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Council cites West Virginia statute, holds executive session on Walsh case
Summary
Council invoked West Virginia Code chapter 6, article 9A, section 4 and moved into executive session to discuss legal matters related to Walsh v. City of Clarksburg; the session included specified officials and the council returned to public session and approved a settlement.
A council member (S3) moved the Clarksburg City Council into executive session on Thursday "pursuant to chapter 6, article 9 a, section 4 of the West Virginia code" to discuss legal matters related to litigation involving the city. The motion specified that the mayor, council members, city manager, city attorney and city clerk be present for the closed session.
The transcript records a voice vote approving the move to executive session and later a motion and voice vote to return to regular session. After returning, council voted in open session to approve a settlement related to the same legal matter. The transcript does not include the substance of the executive-session discussion (which is appropriate under the cited statute) but does record the statutory citation and the list of officials authorized to attend.
