Memorandum 15-050 Executive Session Castner vs. City Extension of Time for Condo Owners to Appeal After Supreme Court Decision

Memorandum 15-050

TO:                       MAYOR PRO TEMPORE ROBERTS AND CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                 JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

DATE:                  APRIL 10, 2015

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 (CASTNER V. CITY OF HOMER, EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CONDOMINIUM OWNERS TO APPEAL THEIR ASSESSMENTS UNTIL AFTER SUPREME COURT DECISION).     

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 Yoder has requested an Executive Session regarding “CASTNER V. CITY OF HOMER, EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CONDOMINIUM OWNERS TO APPEAL THEIR ASSESSMENTS UNTIL AFTER SUPREME COURT DECISION” for the Regular Meeting of April 10, 2015. This has been publicly and internally noticed since that time.

City Attorney Klinkner will be present to participate.

RECOMMENDATION:

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