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Langley mayor announces executive session to discuss potential litigation
Summary
At a special City of Langley meeting on Feb. 3, 2025, Mayor Kennedy Horstman convened a closed executive session with legal counsel to discuss potential litigation under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). The session began at 5:02 p.m., ended at 5:25 p.m., and the meeting adjourned at 5:26 p.m.
Mayor Kennedy Horstman, mayor of the City of Langley, called a special council meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2025, and announced the council would meet in executive session to consult with legal counsel about potential litigation. The meeting minutes record the council cited RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) as the authority for the closed session.
The minutes list councilmembers Harolyn Bobis, Rhonda Salerno, Chris Carlson, Craig Cyr and Gail Fleming as present, along with staff Meredith Penny, director of community planning; Randi Perry, director of public works; Deputy Clerk Kristen Abraham; and legal counsel Oskar Rey. Mayor Kennedy Horstman announced, “Executive Session started at: 5:02 pm,” and the minutes state the mayor announced the session ended at 5:25 p.m. The public record in these minutes does not record any motions, votes or public actions taken during the executive session. The meeting was adjourned at 5:26 p.m.
Because executive sessions are closed to the public under state law, the minutes do not disclose specifics of the potential litigation discussed. The minutes reference the statutory authority by citation only (RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)).
