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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> • Before closing the meeting,the council must state on the record the <br /> �. specific grounds permitting the meeting to be closed and describe the <br /> subject to be discussed. <br /> � The meeting must be electronically recorded, and the recording must be <br /> preserved for at least three years after fihe meeting. <br /> IPAD 14-007 and IPAD 15- � At the ne�open meeting,the public body must summarize its <br /> 002(discussing whattype of <br /> S„mm�y;s�,t���t�. conclusions regarding the evalua.tion. The council should be careful not <br /> to release private or confidential data in its summary. <br /> c. Attorney-client privilege <br /> Minn.Stat.§ 13D.05,s�a. Meetings between the governing body and its attorney to discuss active, <br /> 3(b). <br /> Bramerd Daily Dispatch, �atened, or pending litigation may be closed when the balancing of the <br /> LLC v.Dehen,693 N.W.2d purposes served by the attomey-client privilege against those served by the <br /> ass��,.cc,a�P.zoos>. open meeting law dicta.tes the need for absolute confidentiality.The need for <br /> P"°�r�A�n`�". absolute confidentiali should relate to liti ation strate <br /> Mader,642 N.W.2d?29 tY g gy,and will usually <br /> (M�a�.2ooz). arise only after a substantive decision on the underlying matter has been <br /> made. <br /> Northwest Publications,r�. �'}�is privilege may not be abused to su ress ublic observations of the <br /> x Ciry of St.Paal,435 PP P �' <br /> rr.w.aa�a.�M�,.cs.aPp. decision-making process,and does not include situations where the council <br /> 1989).Minneapolis Star& �11 be receivin eneral le al o mions and advice on the stren <br /> Tribwre v.Housingmtd g g g P� g�IS aT1C� <br /> RedevelopmentAuthoriryin weaknesses of a proposed action that may give rise to future litigation. <br /> �tfo.c�e c�ry of <br /> Mimteapolis,251 N.W.2d <br /> � 620(Minn.1976). <br /> Minn.Stat.§13D.01,�,ba.3. The following procednre must be used to close a meeting under this <br /> ezception: <br /> See The Free Press v.Cawrty . Before closin the meerin ,the council must state on the record the I <br /> of Blue F.�trth,677 N.W.2d g g <br /> 471(1Vlimi.Ct App.20U4) specific grounds permitting the meeting to be closed and describe the <br /> �noid"'g c�a�`� sub ect to be discussed. <br /> statemern that a meeting was � <br /> being closed under the • The council should also describe how a balancing of the purposes of the <br /> attomey-clieirt privilege to attorne -client I'IV <br /> discuss"pending litigation� Y p ' ilege against the purposes of the open meeting law <br /> did not satisfy the demonstrates the need for absolute confidentiality. <br /> requirement of describing the <br /> subject to be discussed). • The council must actually communicate with its attomey at the meeting. <br /> d. Purchase or sale of property <br /> A public body may close a meeting to: <br /> Minn.Stat.§ 13D O5,s�ba. . Determine the asking price for real or personal property to be sold by the <br /> 3(c).Vik v. Wi/d Rice <br /> Watershed Dist.No.A09- PUUIIC b0(�y. <br /> 1841(Minn.Ct.App.2010) <br /> (unpublished apinion). • Review confidential or nonpublic appraisal data. <br /> • Develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase or sale of <br /> real or personal property. <br /> � <br /> League of Minnesota Cfies Irrtormation Memo: 1 1/912 0 1 5 <br /> Meetings of City Councils Page 13 <br />