The Lee County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 12 adjourned into a closed attorney‑client session to receive legal advice on collective bargaining with the Southwest Florida Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Local 1826.

County Attorney said the meeting would be held under Florida Statutes §447.605, which permits a public body to meet privately with counsel to discuss labor negotiations. The county attorney identified attendees for the closed session as all five county commissioners, Andrea Frazier, Sasha Dyson (outside labor counsel), and County Manager Dave Harner, and asked that the board adjourn to the East Room for the session. The board chair asked the meeting to be closed and later announced the group would reconvene about five minutes after the session ended.

The action was limited to adjourning into a private attorney‑client session; the transcript and public remarks include no further details of the negotiation topics, proposals, or any votes taken in open session. Because the discussion was conducted under the statutory exception for labor negotiations, the board did not discuss the substance of bargaining in public during the meeting.

The closed session was announced as concerning collective bargaining negotiations between Lee County and Southwest Florida Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Local 1826. Participants named by the county attorney included Andrea Frazier and outside labor counsel Sasha Dyson, in addition to County Manager Dave Harner. The board chair and the county attorney were the only speakers recorded on the public transcript before and after the closed session.

No motions, roll‑call votes, ordinance numbers, contract awards, budget figures, or other formal open‑session actions related to the negotiation were recorded in the public portion of the transcript. The transcript shows the board recessed to the East Room for the closed session and later reconvened; it does not record any outcomes or directives from the closed session in the open record.

Because Florida law shields the content of attorney‑client labor negotiations from public discussion, the county did not provide substance about demands, concessions, or timetable during the public meeting. Any formal actions that require public notice or votes would appear in future open‑session agendas or minutes if the board moves to take public action.