(A) No agency of the city shall take final action on any matter under consideration before the agency until the citizens’ rights to address the agency have been provided for, subject always to the provisions of the state’s Open Meetings Act, being M.C.L.A. §§ 15.261 et seq.
(B) A public body may meet in a closed session only for the following purposes:
(1) To consider the dismissal, suspension or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, or to consider a periodic personnel evaluation of, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, if the named person requests a closed hearing. A person requesting a closed hearing may rescind the request at any time; in which case, the matter at issue shall be considered thereafter only in open sessions;
(2) For strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement if either negotiation party requests a closed hearing;
(3) To consider the purchase or lease of real property up to the time an option to purchase or lease that real property is obtained;
(4) To consult with its attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with specific pending litigation, but only if an open meeting would have a detrimental financial effect on the litigating or settlement position of the public body;
(5) To review the specific contents of an application for employment or appointment to public office if the candidate requests that the application remain confidential. However, all interviews by a public body for employment or appointment to a public office shall be held in an open meeting pursuant to the state’s Open Meetings Act; and
(6) To consider material exempt from discussion or disclosure by state or federal statute.
(Prior Code, § 2-309) (Ord. 1235, passed 7-18-2005)