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Sun Valley council directs mayor to seek counsel to defend city in Hammer lawsuit
Summary
The Sun Valley City Council unanimously directed Mayor Dewayne Briscoe to meet with two attorneys and negotiate a contract to defend the city in Sharon Hammer v. City of Sun Valley (CV 2013-637); if the mayor cannot secure counsel, the council directed the city attorney to file the response.
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — The Sun Valley City Council voted unanimously Oct. 16 to direct the mayor to meet with two attorneys and negotiate a contract to defend the city in the recently filed lawsuit Sharon Hammer v. City of Sun Valley, CV 2013-637.
Council President Bob Youngman moved the measure, which the minutes record as directing the mayor “to meet with two attorneys and negotiate a contract with one of them to defend the City in a recently file[d] lawsuit, Sharon Hammer vs. The City of Sun Valley, CV 2013-637.” Michelle Griffith seconded the motion; the council recorded a unanimous roll-call vote in favor. The council also specified a fallback: if the mayor cannot secure outside counsel, the city attorney is to file the response to the lawsuit.
The motion followed an executive session called under Idaho Code 67-2345. Council records show the council amended the agenda to add the matter because there was a limited timeframe in which to respond to the lawsuit. Council President Youngman also modified an earlier motion to include consideration “under the consideration of hiring a new attorney.” The minutes show the council entered executive session at 4:20 p.m. and resumed open session before taking the action directing the mayor.
The item does not specify which attorneys the mayor will meet, the terms under negotiation, or a deadline for filing the response; those details were recorded as not specified in the minutes. The council adjourned at 5:04 p.m.
