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County authorizes counsel to settle Michael Wells lawsuit after closed session
Summary
After an attorney-client executive session, the Crawford County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize counsel to settle Michael Wells v. Crawford County Sheriff Ryan A. Swope (Case No. 1:24-cv-12301-LJM-PTM) within parameters discussed in closed session.
The Crawford County Board of Commissioners voted May 8 to authorize counsel to settle the pending civil case Michael Wells v. Crawford County Sheriff Ryan A. Swope, Case No. 1:24-cv-12301-LJM-PTM, after meeting in a closed session to discuss trial and settlement strategy under MCL 15.268(e).
Commissioner Kraycs made the motion to enter the closed session; Commissioners returned to open session and then, on a motion by Kraycs seconded by Goscicki, authorized counsel to settle the case within the parameters discussed during the closed session. The motion carried on roll call (Moeller, Frederick, Goscicki, Kraycs, Jamison - ayes; Lewis and Moore - absent). The board’s public record states that the authorization was limited to the parameters discussed in closed session; the minutes do not disclose those parameters.
