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 10:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
2.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.
ROLL CALL
- Present:
- Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioner Edward Becht; Commissioner Thomas Perona
- Absent:
- Commissioner Rufus Alexander; Commissioner Reginald Sessions
- Staff Present:
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- City Clerk Linda W. Cox
- City Manager Nicholas C. Mimms
- City Attorney James M. Messer
- Attendees:
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- Gail C. Bradford, Co-Counsel
4.
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 The Haven Detox Fort Pierce, LLC, et al. vs. City of Fort Pierce, et al., U.S. District Court Case No. 16-CV-14270-KAM.
5.
Announcement of estimated length of attorney-client session.
Linda Cox, City Clerk, announced that the closed session was anticipated to last one hour.
6.
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.)
City Clerk, Linda Cox, announced those in attendance were as follows: Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioners Edward Becht and Thomas Perona; City Attorney James M. Messer, Co-Counsel Gail C. Bradford, Esq. and City Manager Nicholas Mimms. Ms. Cox left the meeting at this time and the session was recorded by a certified court reporter.
7.
Meeting reopens at conclusion of attorney-client session.
The meeting was reopened by Mayor Hudson at 11:05 a.m.
8.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m.
ATTEST:
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