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Cairo board adjourns into closed session to discuss possible lawsuit under Section 610.021(1)
Summary
On a motion by Trustee Megan Brumley, seconded by Trustee Chris Zike, the board adjourned the open meeting and held a closed session beginning at 8:45 p.m. to discuss a potential lawsuit involving the village pursuant to Section 610.021(1). Randall Barron, attorney, participated by phone. The closed session ended at 9:21 p.m.
Clint Cross, Chairman of the Board, adjourned the open meeting at 8:42 p.m. on a motion by Trustee Megan Brumley, seconded by Trustee Chris Zike, to adjourn and go into closed session; the motion passed unanimously. "Clint Cross adjourned the meeting at 8:42 p.m., on a motion made by Megan Brumley to adjourn and go into closed session. The motion was seconded by Chris Zike. All voted unanimously in favor of adjourning the meeting and moving to closed session," the minutes state.
Closed session was called to order at 8:45 p.m. The minutes list Randall Barron, Attorney, participating by phone and note that discussion took place "over lawsuit being filed on Village of Cairo pursuant to Section 610.021 (1) Legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications between a public governmental body or its representatives and its attorneys." The minutes record that the closed session adjourned at 9:21 p.m. on a motion by Megan Brumley, seconded by Chris Zike, with unanimous approval.
The minutes do not disclose any substantive details of the litigation discussion or any formal vote taken in open session on the matter. Because the matter was discussed in closed session under the cited statute, the board did not record the content of privileged attorney-client communications in the public minutes.
