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Commission ratifies attorney‑client recommendation after closed session on construction litigation
Summary
Following a closed attorney‑client session concerning Pinellas County v. American Empire Builders, Inc., the commission reconvened in public and unanimously ratified the recommendation presented in the private session.
The Pinellas County Commission recessed into a closed attorney‑client session on Aug. 20 to discuss settlement strategy and litigation expenditures in the case Pinellas County v. American Empire Builders, Inc. The county attorney explained the closed session would be transcribed by a certified court reporter and that the transcript would remain exempt until the litigation concluded.
After the private session, the public meeting resumed and the board moved to ratify the recommendation that had been discussed in closed session. The chair called for a voice vote; commissioners voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously.
County Attorney Jewell White and outside counsel attended the closed session alongside commissioners and staff. The board did not disclose litigation strategy in public; minutes record only that the recommendation conveyed in private was ratified by vote.
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