Faribault County board closes meeting under attorney-client privilege over potential CD52 litigation
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners closed a special Aug. 18 meeting under Minn. Stat. §13D.05, subd. 3(b) to receive attorney-client privileged information about potential pending litigation related to County Ditch #52 Improvement Project claims; the board reopened and adjourned the same morning.
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The Faribault County Board of Commissioners, acting as the Drainage Authority for County Ditch #52, voted to close a special meeting on Aug. 18, 2026, for attorney-client privileged discussion about possible litigation tied to the CD52 Improvement Project. The motion "Groskreutz/Paschke motion carried unanimously to close the County Ditch #52 meeting for attorneyclient privileged information under Minn. Stat. §13D.05, subd. 3(b). Meeting was closed at 7:52 am." was recorded in the minutes.
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