HomeMy WebLinkAbout07182018 City Council Special Meeting MinutesCity of Seward, Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
July 18 2018 Volume 40, Page 471
CALL TO ORDER
The July 18, 2018 Special Meeting of the Seward City Council was called to order at 8:46
p.m. by Mayor David Squires.
OPENING CEREMONY
Council Member Suzi Towsley led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
David Squires presiding and
Marianna Keil
Sue McClure
Jeremy Horn
comprising a quorum of the Council; and
Kris Erchinger, Finance Director
Brenda Ballou, City Clerk
Katie Davies, City Attorney
Holly Wells, City Attorney
Absent — None
Ristine Casagranda
Suzanne Towsley
Sharyl Seese
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING — None
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (Casagranda/Horn)
Approval of Agenda
In response to Towsley, City Attorney Katie Davies explained that the titles for tonight's
executive sessions were modified by the attorney in order to make them more specific.
Motion Passed Yes: Seese, Towsley, Casagranda, Keil, Horn,
McClure
No: Squires
NEW BUSINESS — None
City of Seward, Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
July 18, 2018 Volume 40, Page 472
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Keil wanted to remind council that city clerk evaluations were due to the tabulation team no
later than Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
McClure requested that evaluations be sent to Keil and McClure.
CITIZEN COMMENTS — None
COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS — None
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion (Casagranda/Towsley)
Motion Passed
Go into Executive Session to discuss matters
pertaining to potential liability for alleged
defamatory accusations regarding the City
Manager's conduct.
Unanimous
City Attorney Holly Wells and City Attorney Katie Davies were invited to remain.
Council went into Executive Session at 9:01 p.m.
Council came out of Executive Session at 9:57 p.m.
Council found there was no merit to the allegations raised and directed Davies to provide a report at
the July 23, 2018 council meeting to summarize the findings.
Motion (Casagranda/Seese) Go into Executive Session to discuss matters
pertaining to allegations of City Manager
and misconduct.
In response to Squires, Wells said this executive session would address allegations made
about the city manager. Davies added that the city manager had expressed a desire to have this
discussion in public.
Squires stated that the city manager was not present tonight because he received a threat
against his person earlier this evening and was not comfortable being present tonight.
McClure thought, under the circumstances, this discussion should be postponed in order to
allow the city manager to be present.
Motion to Postpone (McClure/Keil) Cancel this executive session, and bring it
back as a regular discussion item on the
August 13, 2018 council agenda.
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City of Seward, Alaska City Council Special Meeting Minutes
July 18, 2018 Volume 40, Page 473
Motion to Postpone Passed Unanimous
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:09 p.m.
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