Memorandum 10-38 Request for Executive Session (Griswold v. COH & Blackwell; Griswold v.COH, City Clerk, KSMA)

MEMORANDUM 10-38

TO: MAYOR HORNADAY AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK
DATE: FEBRUARY 16, 2010
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO AS §44.62.310(C)(1 & 5), MATTERS, THE IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHICH WOULD CLEARLY HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT UPON THE FINANCES OF THE GOVERNMENT UNIT AND ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE. (FRANK GRISWOLD VS. CITY OF HOMER AND DON BLACKWELL - SUPERIOR COURT CASE; FRANK GRISWOLD VS. CITY OF HOMER; CITY CLERK JO JOHNSON; KACHEMAK SHELLFISH MARICULTURE ASSOCIATION - SUPREME COURT NO. S-13734)

Pursuant to Council’s Operating Manual – “Any Councilmember, the Mayor or City Manager may place consideration of an executive session on the agenda…”

City Manager Wrede requested an Executive Session regarding “Frank Griswold vs. City of Homer and Don Blackwell - Superior Court Case; Frank Griswold vs. City of Homer; City Clerk Jo Johnson; Kachemak Shellfish Mariculture Association - Supreme Court No. S-13734” for the Regular Meeting of February 22, 2010. This has been publicly and internally noticed since that time.

City Attorney Klinkner will be present by telephone.

RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the request for Executive Session and conduct immediately in the Conference Room.