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Council to consider waiving privilege on conflict memo; public comment to be limited next meeting
Summary
Legal counsel told council a conflict opinion memo is confidential but offered to bring a resolution to waive privilege at the next meeting; mayor proposed three-minute public comments at the next work session and city outreach at the Saturday market.
During council discussion, Ward asked whether a confidential memo provided to council regarding a potential conflict of interest could be released. Legal counsel confirmed the memo is confidential and provided under attorney–client privilege but said the council could adopt a resolution at the next meeting to waive privilege and make the memo public.
Mayor Tory told the meeting he wanted a measured public input process at the next work session and proposed allowing three-minute comments per speaker; Sarah said the city would staff outreach at the Saturday market to share information and collect input ahead of the next session. No formal vote was taken; legal counsel offered to prepare a resolution to bring the memo's release back to council for action.
