8-27-12 Special Called (Shade) Meeting MINUTES OF SPECIAL CALLED (SHADE) MEETING OF
ATLANTIC BEACH CITY COMMISSION HELD ON AUGUST 27, 2012
PRESENT: Mayor Mike Borno
Mayor Pro Tem Maria Mark
Commissioner Mark Beckenbach (arrived at 5:35)
Commissioner Jonathan Daugherty
Commissioner Carolyn Woods (arrived at 5:41)
ALSO: Alan Jensen, City Attorney
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. in the Commissioner Chambers with
Commissioners Beckenbach, Daugherty and Mark present. The meeting had been requested by
the City Attorney for the purpose of discussing settlement negotiations in a pending lawsuit
against Benjamin Brown, Jr. The Mayor advised that as provided by Florida Statute 286.011,
certain discussions regarding pending lawsuits may be conducted in a "shade" meeting, ie., out
of the Sunshine.
The Mayor then adjourned the public meeting to a "shade" meeting to be conducted in the City
Hall North Conference Room, at which time Commissioner Woods joined the Mayor and other
Commissioners. A court reporter was present at the "shade" meeting and will file a sealed
transcript of said meeting with the City Clerk. At the conclusion of the "shade" meeting, the
meeting reconvened to the sunshine in the Commission Chamber where the "shade" meeting and
the Special Called Meeting were adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
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Mike Borno
Mayor/Presiding Officer
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Donna L. Bartle, CMC
City Clerk