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Council votes 5-0 to table resolution authorizing mayor to remove city attorney
Summary
After a closed-session discussion on a personnel matter, the council voted unanimously to table resolution 3750, which would have authorized the mayor to remove the city attorney; the council opened for public comment but took no testimony before voting to table.
After convening a closed session to discuss a personnel matter under Montana law, the Red Lodge City Council returned to open session and addressed Resolution 3750, a measure authorizing the mayor to remove the city attorney. Council Member Ronny moved to table the resolution, Council Member Tupin seconded and the motion to table passed on a 5-0 roll call.
Mayor Westwood explained the council had closed the meeting because the matter involved individual privacy under Montana statute; he said the parties whose privacy might be implicated had not waived that privacy, so the closed session was appropriate. When the meeting returned to open session, the council voted to table the resolution rather than decide removal at that time.
Why it matters: The item concerns a personnel matter involving the city attorney and was handled in closed session consistent with the presiding officer's determination that privacy interests outweighed public disclosure. The motion to table preserves the status quo while the council addresses outstanding privacy and procedural matters.
