Council directs counsel after closed session tied to City of Wayne v. Anthony Miller

The Wayne City Council voted to go into closed session to consult with counsel under Michigan's Open Meetings Act exceptions (MCL 15.268 subsections cited on the record) and to discuss trial or settlement strategy in City of Wayne v. Anthony Miller. Later in the meeting council adopted an added item (7g) directing counsel to proceed as discussed during closed session; the motion passed on a recorded vote with two members previously recorded as voting "No" in the earlier procedural sequence.

During the public comment period an attendee who did not give a name (public commenter S7) urged council to approve the proposed settlement in Miller v. City of Wayne, saying the settlement represented “a vital step toward fairness, accountability, and healing for Anthony Miller and the city of Wayne.” The council's closed‑session motions were made and recorded on the agenda: council first authorized attorney‑client consultation and then, after deliberations in closed session, voted to direct counsel to proceed consistent with that discussion. The matter was presented as litigation strategy and settlement negotiation; the council did not disclose details in open session because they cited statutory exceptions for confidentiality.