2000.01.04_TC_Minutes_Special• TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
MINUTES OF TOWN COMMISSION MEETING
SPECIAL MEETING PRIOR TO ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION
Tuesday, January 04, 2000 3:00 P.M.
Vice Mayor Michael W. Hill called the Special Meeting to order at 3:00 P.M. in
Commission Chambers, advising its purpose was to discuss procedures for the Attorney -
Client Session which was to immediately follow.
Town Clerk Doris Trinley called the roll. The Vice Mayor and Commissioners John J.
Sorrelli, Paul R. Kane and Robert L. Lowe were present. Mayor Thomas J. Reid was
absent due to a death in his family, as previously noted at the opening of the January
4, 2000 Regular Meeting at 1:30 P.M.
Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney and Town Manager Ben Saag were also present. The
only person in attendance from the general public was the Sun Sentinel reporter, Mel
Melendez.
• Vice Mayor Hill deferred to Mr Sliney. who advised the Attorney -Client Session was
being held in accordance with 286.011(8) of Florida Statutes to discuss negotiations and
strategy related to the Mariano v. Highland Beach litigation and noting that,although the
sexual harassment element of the litigation had been dismissed, the retaliation element
remained.
Mr. Sliney further advised that only those noted in the advertised
would be present for the discussion (copy attached to and made
These were as follows:
Vice Mayor Michael W. Hill
Commissioner John J. Sorrelli
Commissioner Paul R. Kane
Commissioner Robert L. Lowe
Town Manager Ben Saag
Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney
Attorney Larry Corman
Attorney Michael T. Burke
Court Reporter Denise Cupelli
notice of the session
part of these Minutes.
Although their names were also listed in the advertised notice, neither Attorney Erin Gill
nor, as previously noted, Mayor Thomas J. Reid were in attendance.
Minutes of Special Meeting Prior to Attorney -Client Session
January 04, 2000 page 2 of 2
At the conclusion of Mr. Sliney's remarks, and previous to proceeding with the Attorney -
Client session, Vice Mayor Hill recessed the Special Meeting and the Town Clerk and
Mr. Melendez were excused.
The Attorney -Client session ended at 5:00 P.M., at which time, Vice Mayor Hill
reconvened the Special Meeting and immediately adjourned same.
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Thomas J. Reid, Mayor
Michael W. Hill, Vice Mayor
John J. Sorrelfi, dommissioner
Paul R. Kane, Com issioner
Robert L. Lowe, CoAQssioner