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Council briefly convenes closed session to review attorney’s written opinion

Niles City Council · July 27, 2026
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Summary

The Niles City Council entered a closed session at 6:18 p.m. to review the attorney’s written opinion and reconvened the open meeting at 6:43 p.m.; the motion to enter closed session was moved by Councilmember Gretchen Bertschy and seconded by Councilmember Jessica Nelson.

The Niles City Council went into a closed session at 6:18 p.m. to review the city attorney’s written opinion and reconvened the regular meeting at 6:43 p.m.

Councilmember Gretchen Bertschy moved and Councilmember Jessica Nelson seconded the motion to enter closed session; the roll call in favor was recorded. The meeting record lists the closed-session purpose only as "Review of Attorney’s written opinion" and provides no further details on subject matter or outcomes when the council returned to open session.

Because Michigan law authorizes limited confidentiality for attorney-client privileged communications during closed sessions, the meeting transcript intentionally does not include the opinion's substance. Council adjourned at 6:43 p.m.