ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Executive Session to Discuss the Personal Qualifications and Characteristics of Individuals who have Submitted Letters of Interest in Filling the City Council Vacancy
SUBMITTED BY: Sheri Pierce, MMC/Jake Staser City Attorney
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Alaska Statute AS 44.62.310 provides an exception to the Alaska Open Meetings law (AS 44.62.310) which allows the City Council to meet in executive session for the purpose of discussion related to:
1. Matters which involve litigation and where matters of which the immediate knowledge would clearly have an adverse effect upon the finances of the City.
2. Matters which by law, municipal charter, or ordinance are required to be confidential.
3. Subjects that tend to prejudice the reputation and character of any person, provided the person may request a public discussion.
Any formal action related to the discussion requiring a motion and vote of the governing body must be done in open session.