ITEM TITLE:
Approval To Go Into Executive Session - Re: Discussion of Legal Implications of Supreme Court Order on Attorney’s Fees and Costs and Potential Settlement of Superior Court Fees and Costs
SUBMITTED BY: Jake Staser, City Attorney
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: n/a
Unencumbered Balance: n/a
Funding Source: n/a
RECOMMENDATION:
n/a
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.
Any formal action related to the discussion requiring a motion and vote of the governing body must be done in open session.