MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, HELD IN THE 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, 100 NORTH U.S. #1, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AT 3:15 P.M. ON THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.
Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.
2.
ROLL CALL
- Present:
- Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioner Rufus Alexander; Commissioner Jeremiah Johnson
- Absent:
- Commissioner Thomas Perona; Commissioner Reginald Sessions
- Staff Present:
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- City Attorney James Messer
- City Clerk Linda Cox
- City Manager Nicholas Mimms
Commissioner Sessions arrived at 3:19 p.m.
3.
Special Closed Meeting (Attorney-Client Session) pursuant to F.S. 286.011(8) at the request of the City Attorney to discuss settlement negotiations or strategy session related to litigation expenditures in connection with City of Fort Pierce vs. Fort Pierce Petroleum, LLC, St. Lucie County Circuit Court Case No. 2017-CA-001586.
4.
Announcement of estimated length of attorney-client session.
Linda Cox, City Clerk, announced that the closed meeting was anticipated to last one hour.
5.
City Clerk to announce the names of those in attendance. The session shall be recorded by a certified court reporter. (Note: The court reporter will prepare the transcript of the meeting and file it with the City Clerk within a reasonable time; it shall remain sealed until the conclusion of the litigation, at which time the transcript will be made part of the public record.)
Linda Cox, City Clerk, announced those in attendance as follows: Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioners Rufus Alexander and Jeremiah Johnson; City Attorney James M. Messer and City Manager Nicholas Mimms. Ms. Cox then left the meeting. Commissioner Reginald Sessions entered the meeting at 3:19.
6.
Meeting reopens at conclusion of attorney-client session.
The meeting was reopened at 3:27 p.m. and Ms. Cox rejoined the meeting.
7.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hudson adjourned the meeting at 3:27 p.m.
ATTEST:
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