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Monday, July 13, 2009

Pension Meeting May Go Behind Closed Doors


(Mayor Ivan Court - file photo)


Common council is taking another step in a bid to deal with the ongoing civic pension plan funding woes -- but -- this one may end up behind closed doors.
Council has approved a motion by councilor Carl Killen to meet with all parties involved in the pension issue with the aid of a mediator to discuss how to share in the fund's projected shortfall -- a meeting Mayor Ivan Court thinks should be in a closed session so the kind of frank discussion needed will flow around the table.
That sentiment is shared by a majority of councilors -- but -- the Common Clerk suggested the meeting begin in open session and could move into a closed session shortly after.
No date has been set -- acting city manager Pat Woods has been tasked with finding an independent third party to chair the meeting.

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