Item L1
CLOSED SESSION
* 2:00 P.M. TIME CERTAIN *
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 8/20/2008 - MAR
Division:
County Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes
No~
Staff Contact Person: Natileene Cassel
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
A Closed Executive Session of the Board of County Commissioners in the matter of The Tower Group,
Inc. vs. Monroe Caunty Board of County Commissioners, Case No. 07-CA-1482K andMonroe County
Board of County Commissioners v. Gonzalez Architects, et al., Case No. 08-CA-458-K.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Legal staff desires direction from the Board on the case. Per F.S. 286.011(8), the subject matter of the
meeting shall be confined to settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation
expenditures. Both cases will be considered in the closed session as they are inextricably related and it is
anticipated that they will be joined in the near future.
Present at the meeting will be the Commissioners, County Administrator Roman Gastesi, County
Attorney Suzanne Hutton, special litigation counsel Mark Miller, Assistant County Attorneys Bob
Shillinger and Natileene Cassel and a certified court reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT ROCC ACTION:
7/16/08 BOCC approved Closed Session for 8/20/08 @2:00 p.m. in Marathon
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
N/A
TOTAL COST:
@$LOOO.OO
COST TO COUNTY:
BUDGETED: Yes xx
No
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No xx
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty xx
OMB/Purchasing n/a
Risk Management n/a
DOCUMENTATION:
Included .
Not Required X
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
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