Session 08-20 a Special Meeting of the Homer City Council was called to order on July 28, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. by Mayor James C. Hornaday at the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers located at 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

PRESENT:     COUNCILMEMBERS:        HEIMBUCH, HOWARD, NOVAK, ROBERTS,                                                                               SHADLE, WYTHE

                       

                        STAFF:                                   CITY MANAGER WREDE

                                                                        CITY CLERK JOHNSON

 

AGENDA APPROVAL (Only those matters on the noticed agenda may be considered, pursuant to City Council’s Operating Manual, pg. 5)

 

Agenda approved by consensus of the City Council.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

A.        Interviews – General Counsel Legal Service

 

            1.         2:00 - Birch, Horton, Bittner, and Cherot: Thomas Klinkner Primary

            2.         2:30 - Walker and Levesque LLC : Joseph N. Levesque Primary

            3.         3:00 - Wohlforth / Johnson/Brecht/Cartledge/Brooking: Cheryl Brooking                                               Primary

            4.         3:30 - Boyd, Chandler, and Falconer: Bruce Falconer Primary

 

Mayor Pro Tempore Novak arrived at 2:10 p.m.

 

Interviews were conducted with Attorneys Klinkner, Levesque, Brooking and Falconer.

 

B.         Executive Session Pursuant to AS §44.62.310(C),(1), Matters, the Immediate Knowledge of Which Would Clearly Have an Adverse Effect Upon the         Finances of the Government Unit. (Discussion on General Counsel Legal             Service.)

 

WYTHE/ROBERTS – MOVED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO AS §44.62.310(C),(1), MATTERS, THE IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHICH WOULD CLEARLY HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT UPON THE FINANCES OF THE GOVERNMENT UNIT.

 

There was no discussion.

 

VOTE: YES. ROBERTS, WYTHE, SHADLE, HOWARD, NOVAK, HEIMBUCH

 

Motion carried.

 

Council adjourned to Executive Session at 4:09 p.m. and reconvened the Special Meeting at 4:41 p.m.

 

Mayor Pro Tempore Novak announced the Council reached a decision and will submit an attorney’s name at the 7:00 p.m. meeting.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

There being no further business to come before the Council the meeting was adjourned at 4:42 p.m. The next Committee of the Whole scheduled for Monday, August 11, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Next Regular Meeting is Monday, August 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. All meetings are scheduled to be held in the City Hall Cowles Council Chambers.

 

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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Approved: _____________________