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Council votes to enter executive session to discuss attorney‑client communications and possible litigation
Summary
The council moved and voted unanimously to enter executive session to discuss confidential attorney‑client communications and potential litigation under the cited statutory authority; the chair said the council would not return to public session that night.
The Essex Junction City Council voted to enter executive session at the end of its May 27 meeting. A councilor moved that the council meet in executive session to discuss confidential attorney‑client communications regarding possible litigation under the stated statutory authority; the motion was seconded and approved by unanimous voice vote. The chair announced that the council would not return to public session that evening.
The motion cited the statutory basis for a closed session and the council made a specific finding that premature disclosure would place the city at a substantial disadvantage. No details of the subject matter were disclosed in public session consistent with the confidentiality of attorney‑client communications.
