Memorandum 14-135 Request for Executive Session Legal Briefing Auction Block vs. City of Homer

Memorandum 14-135

TO:                         MAYOR WYTHE AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                  JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

DATE:                    SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

SUBJECT:           REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO AS 44.62.310 (A-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 (LEGAL BRIEFING ON AUCTION BLOCK V. 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 “A Legal Briefing on Auction Block vs. City of Homer” for the Special Meeting of September 8, 2014. This has been publicly and internally noticed since that time.

Attorney Wells will be present.

RECOMMENDATION:

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