Memorandum 12-122 Executive Session for Court Cases Griswold vs. City of Homer and Dietzmann vs. City of Homer

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Homer, Alaska 99603
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MEMORANDUM 12-122

TO: MAYOR HORNADAY AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK
DATE: AUGUST 7, 2012
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 (CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE ON PENDING COURT CASES: GRISWOLD VS. CITY OF HOMER AND DIETZMANN VS. CITY OF HOMER).

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 “City Attorney Update on Pending Court Cases: Griswold vs. City of Homer and Dietzmann vs. City of Homer” for the Special Meeting of August 13, 2012. This has been publicly and internally noticed since that time.
Attorney Klinkner will be present.

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