Council schedules 20-minute executive session to discuss legal risk of a proposed action

The Port Orchard City Council announced it would enter an executive session to discuss legal risks of a proposed action under Washington law. A staff member identified as Charlie said the council would meet under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) and that the session was planned for about 20 minutes, after which the public meeting would resume and any necessary action would follow. RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) authorizes a public agency to hold an executive session to discuss with legal counsel litigation or potential litigation to which the agency is a party, or when public discussion could have an adverse legal or financial consequence. The city staff statement in the meeting cited that authority before the council paused for the executive session. The transcript records the announcement and statutory citation but does not contain the executive session’s substantive discussion or any subsequent vote; the council’s stated plan was to continue the meeting afterward and take action if needed.