ITEM TITLE:
Approval To Go Into Executive Session Regarding: (1.) City Manager Evaluation and (2.) Update from City Attorney Regarding Pending Litigation
SUBMITTED BY: Sheri L. Pierce, MMC, City Clerk
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve going into Executive Session regarding the City Manager Evaluation and updated from the City Attorney regarding pending litigation
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
An exception to the Alaska Open Meetings law (AS 44.62.310(c)(1)) allows the City Council to meet in executive session on matters of which the immediate knowledge would clearly have an adverse effect upon the finances of the City. Discussion of strategy in regard to pending litigation matters in the open would be counter-productive to the potential negotiation process. Therefore, this agenda item qualifies for Council discussion in executive session.
Evaluations of contractual employees qualify under AS 44.62.310 (c) (1), as “subjects that tend to prejudice the reputation and character of any person, provided the person may request a public discussion.”