City Council
Regular MeetingClarksville, TN · February 3, 2021
Minutes
CLARKSVILLE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL SESSION
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A special session of the Clarksville City Council was called to order by Mayor Joe Pitts
on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 106 Public
Square, Clarksville, Tennessee.
A prayer was offered by Councilperson Wanda Smith; the Pledge of Allegiance was led
by Councilperson Stacey Streetman.
This meeting was conducted in person.
ATTENDANCE
PRESENT: Richard Garrett, Mayor Pro Tem (Ward 1), Vondell Richmond (Ward 2),
DaJuan Little (Ward 3), Wallace Redd (Ward 4), Jason Knight (Ward 5), Wanda Smith
(Ward 6), Travis Holleman (Ward 7), Wanda Allen (Ward 8), Karen Reynolds (Ward 9),
Stacey Streetman (Ward 10), Ashlee Evans (Ward 11), Trisha Butler (Ward 12)
NON-PUBLIC MEETING
Deputy City Attorney Jeff Goodson met with the Mayor and all members of the City
Council in a Non-Public Attorney-Client meeting relating to pending controversy
surrounding proposed disciplinary action against City Attorney Lance Baker
[RESOLUTION 51-2020-21]. The non-public meeting began at 4:34 p.m.; the public
meeting was reconvened at 6:52 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
ADOPTED: March 4, 2021
Agenda
CLARKSVILLE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL SESSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
106 PUBLIC SQUARE
CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE
FEBRUARY 3, 2021, 4:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1) CALL TO ORDER Mayor Joe Pitts
2) PRAYER Councilperson Wanda Smith
3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilperson Stacey Streetman
4) ATTENDANCE City Clerk
5) NON-PUBLIC MEETING
1. Non-Public Attorney-Client meeting relating to pending controversy surrounding
proposed disciplinary action against the City Attorney (RESOLUTION 51-2020-21) [1]
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[1] See Van Hooser v. Warren County Bd. Of Educ., 807 S.W.2d 230, 237 (Tenn. 1991) (TN Supreme Court held that
attorney/client exception to Open Meetings Act applies where there is “a pending controversy that [is] likely to result in
litigation”; “[T]he board had a right to meet with its attorney to discuss the pending controversy” pertaining to
disciplinary proceedings against governmental employee.); Baltrip v. Norris, 23 S.W.3d 336, 342 (Tenn. Ct. App.
2000) (attorney/client exception to Open Meetings Act applied where “there was a pending controversy that was likely
to result in litigation, i.e., a charge of unprofessional conduct had been lodged, and was pending, against [governmental
employee].”) (internal quotation marks removed) (citing/quoting Van Hooser).
6) ADJOURNMENT
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