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Council told staff will notify of tort claims within seven days instead of automatic 30-day executive session
Summary
City attorney proposed amending council rules so staff provide notice to council within seven days of statutory notices or tort claims, leaving it to council’s discretion to schedule an executive session instead of an automatic 30‑day requirement.
City staff proposed a narrow procedural change to the council rules about executive sessions triggered by statutory legal notices. The existing rule required the council to hold an executive session within 30 days of receiving a statutory notice; the proposed change would require staff to notify the council within seven days and allow the council to decide whether to convene an executive session.
City Attorney Kaylee Klein said the change reflects practice in other cities and aims to use council time prudently while preserving the option of an executive session for fuller briefings. Klein told the council staff would provide a notice within the shorter window so "it will be up to you to decide whether to call an executive session on that matter." Several councilors expressed informal agreement and staff said they would schedule the formal rule amendment for the next business meeting for adoption.
