Plantation City Council to hold private session on Cynthia Harper litigation

The clerk announced that the Plantation City Council would move into an attorney–client executive session "pursuant to section 286.011" to discuss strategy and litigation costs and expenses in the case Cynthia Harper v. City of Plantation. The clerk said, "The estimated length of the attorney client session will be approximately 30 minutes." (Clerk)

The clerk read the list of people who would attend the private session: Mayor Nick Sordle; city council members Eric Anderson, Jennifer Andreu, Tim Fadgen, Denise Horland and Louis Weinstein; Chief Administrative Officer Jason Nunemaker; special counsel Scott Alexander; City Attorney Carrie L. Israel; and the court reporter. The clerk then called roll; affirmative "Here" responses were recorded for the mayor and council members, indicating a quorum. (Clerk)

The announcement terminated the public portion of the meeting and the council proceeded to the closed session. No motions or public votes were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The only formal action recorded in the public portion was the clerk's invocation of the cited statutory authority and the reading of attendees and roll call.

The executive session was described as limited to attorney–client strategy and litigation costs. The transcript does not record discussion substance from inside the closed session, any motions, or any subsequent public action on the matter. Any future public actions, filings, or reported outcomes were not specified in the excerpt.