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Council votes to recess into executive session to discuss litigation and personnel matters
Summary
Council voted to recess and enter executive session to discuss potential litigation and attorney-client privileged matters, personnel for boards and commissions, and the city manager’s annual evaluation, citing West Virginia Code provisions.
Toward the end of the meeting, a council member moved to recess and enter executive session for three purposes: discussion of potential litigation and matters protected by attorney-client privilege under West Virginia Code §6-9A-4(b)(12); personnel matters related to boards and commissions; and matters arising from the employment of a public employee including the city manager's annual evaluation. The motion was seconded and the mayor called for the vote; council voted in favor and recessed to executive session.
A speaker explained the legal basis for the executive session and the three purposes being invoked. No substantive public discussion or votes on the underlying matters were held in open session; the council left for a closed session per the cited state code.
