Agenda Summary
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Requesting that this Council convene in Executive Session with the City Solicitor and Lawyers for Civil Rights to discuss legal services in connection with any Executive Order issued by the Trump Administration regarding “sanctuary cities”.
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To the Honorable City Council:
The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council convene in executive session with the City Solicitor and Oren Sellstrom, Esq., Lawyers for Civil Rights, 61 Batterymarch Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, Section 21(a)(3). Discussion in the open session of the council meeting may have a detrimental effect on the City of Somerville's litigating position and strategy.
Appropriate staff will be available to address any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.
Respectfully submitted,
Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor