Memorandum 18-103 Executive Session Attorney Billings & Pending Court Cases re: Griswold vs City

Memorandum 18-103

TO:                         MAYOR PRO TEMPORE ADERHOLD AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                  MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

DATE:                    SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

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 PUBLIC ENTITY AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE (CITY ATTORNEY BILLINGS AND CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE ON PENDING COURT CASES GRISWOLD 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 Koester requested an Executive Session regarding “City Attorney Billings and City Attorney Update on Pending Court Cases Griswold vs. City of Homer” for the Special Meeting of September 24, 2018. This has been publicly and internally noticed since that time.

Attorney Wells will be present and City Manager Koester will participate.

RECOMMENDATION:

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