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Whatcom County Council Committee of the Whole - Executive Session

WHA-CON-CTW-EXS-2025-10-07 October 07, 2025 Committee of the Whole Whatcom County
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Executive Summary

The Whatcom County Council Committee of the Whole met in executive session on October 7, 2025, to discuss potential real property transactions with Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor Chris Quinn. The 45-minute closed session, authorized under RCW 42.30.110(1)(b), covered two separate property matters identified as AB2025-631 and AB2025-696. Council Chair Kaylee Galloway convened the meeting at 8:30 AM with all seven council members present in the hybrid format. The session concluded precisely at 9:15 AM as scheduled, with no extension announcement required. The meeting represents routine executive business for property acquisition or lease discussions that require confidential legal counsel. No formal actions were taken during this executive session, consistent with state law requiring that executive sessions be used only for discussion and deliberation, not final decision-making. Any resulting decisions from these discussions would need to occur in a subsequent public meeting. #

Key Decisions & Actions

& Actions **Motion to Enter Executive Session:** - **Vote Count:** 7-0 (Unanimous) - **Staff Recommendation:** Not applicable - **Action Taken:** Council voted to enter executive session until 9:15 AM - **Practical Impact:** Authorized closed discussion of real property matters **AB2025-631:** Discussion only - no formal action taken **AB2025-696:** Discussion only - no formal action taken Both items were discussed in executive session as authorized, but no binding decisions were made during the closed portion of the meeting. #

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Notable Quotes

**Council Chair Kaylee Galloway, opening the meeting:** "I'd like to call to order this Whatcom County Council Committee of the Whole executive session. Today is Tuesday, October 7, 2025, it is now 8:30am and we are meeting in a hybrid format." **Galloway, on executive session procedures:** "Discussion of this item may take place in Executive Session closed to the public pursuant to RCW 42 dot 30.1, 10, subsection one, subsection little b." **Galloway, on timing:** "The meeting the Council will meet an executive session until 9:15am if the meeting extends beyond the stated conclusion time, I will come back to the dais and make a public announcement." **Galloway, concluding the session:** "The time is now 915 and we are adjourned from our Executive Session. The next council committee will be Finance and Administrative Services, and that will start at 9:20am." #

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What's Next

- Finance and Administrative Services Committee meeting scheduled for 9:20 AM immediately following this executive session - Any formal decisions resulting from the executive session discussions would need to be made in a subsequent public meeting - The specific timeline for public consideration of these property matters was not disclosed #

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