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Osceola County supervisors enter closed session to discuss pending litigation ahead of July 21 trial
Summary
The Osceola County Board of Supervisors met in an emergency session July 20 and unanimously voted to enter a closed session under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c) to consult with counsel about litigation involving Dorsey & Whitney, LLP; the trial was noted as starting July 21, 2026.
The Osceola County Board of Supervisors met in an emergency session on July 20, 2026, and unanimously voted to enter a closed session to discuss strategy with counsel in litigation involving Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, citing an upcoming trial scheduled to begin July 21, 2026.
The meeting minutes cite Iowa Code 21.4(2)(b), which authorizes an emergency meeting "when it is necessary to hold a meeting on less than twenty-four hours' notice, or at a place that is not reasonably accessible to the public, or at a time that is not reasonably convenient to the public, the nature of the good cause justifying that departure from the normal requirements shall be stated in the minutes." The board recorded that consultation with counsel was deemed necessary because of the court trial schedule beginning July 21.
Board Member Mike Schulte moved to approve the July 20 agenda, seconded by LeRoy DeBoer; "all vote aye" and the motion carried. Schulte then moved "to enter into closed session possible closed session-Iowa Code 21.5 (1) (c) discuss strategy with Counsel regarding matters presently in litigation-Dorsey & Whitney, LLP litigation," seconded by DeBoer. The minutes record the vote as Ayes: Schulte, DeBoer, Vande Hoef, Loring, Helmers; Nay: none. The minutes do not disclose the substance of the discussion held in closed session.
It was later moved by Jayson Vande Hoef, seconded by Mike Schulte, to end the closed session; the motion carried unanimously. Jeff Loring then moved to adjourn, seconded by Schulte, and the board recorded the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. The signature block in the minutes shows lines for "Chairman" and "Auditor," but no printed names appear on those lines in the transcript.
