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DRAFT <br />8-25-17 MM/CML <br />1. A request for an executive session may be made only by a <br />Councilmember, the City Attorney or other attorney representing the <br />City, the Municipal Judge, or the City Manager. <br />2. The request to go into an executive session shall be made in an open <br />session at a regular or special meeting of the Council. The requesting <br />party shall give as detailed and specific a statement as possible, using <br />his or her best judgment to avoid disclosure of any confidential matters, <br />as to the topic or topics to be discussed and the reasons for requesting <br />an executive session. <br />3. The executive session shall only be held upon an affirmative vote of <br />two-thirds (2/3) of the entire Council. A separate vote shall be held on <br />each topic requested to be considered in the executive session. <br />Following the vote and immediately prior to retiring into the executive <br />session, the Mayor (or Mayor Pro Tem, as the case may be) shall <br />announce the topic or topics of the executive session. <br />4. Immediately upon retiring into the executive session, the requesting <br />party shall explain in detail the nature of the topic and the reasons for <br />requesting the executive session. Those in attendance may then <br />discuss the propriety of the executive session. <br />5. Before any discussion on the merits of any topic in the executive <br />session, the City Attorney or other attorney representing the City shall <br />give an opinion as to the propriety of the executive session and shall <br />provide guidelines as to the limitations that apply to the discussion. <br />6. At any time, any participant may object to the continuation of the <br />executive session. Upon the making of such objection, all discussion <br />shall cease, and the Council shall reconvene in an open session for the <br />purpose of determining the propriety of continuing the executive <br />session. An affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the entire Council <br />shall be required to continue the executive session. <br />7. Upon completion of the executive session, the Council shall reconvene <br />in an open session. The person who requested the executive session <br />shall provide as detailed an explanation as allowed by law without <br />disclosing any confidential matter or any matter which would adversely <br />affect the City's interests, and shall announce what procedure, if any, <br />will follow from the executive session. <br />Louisville City Council Rules of Procedure Page 11 <br />adopted <br />12 <br />