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RELEVANT LINKS: Minn. Stat. § 131.01, subd. 3. See The Free Press v. Coaaty of Blue Earth, 677 N.W.2d 471 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004) (holding that a general statement that a meeting was being closed under the attorney-client privilege to discuss "pending litigation" did not satisfy the requirement of describing the subject to be discussed). Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(c). Vik v. Wild Rice Watershed Dist, No. A09- 1841 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010) (unpublished opinion). Minn. Stat. § 131.05, subd. 3(c). (PAD 08-001 (advising that a public body cannot authorize the release of a tape of a closed meeting under this exception until all property discussed at the meeting has been purchased or sold or the public body has abandoned the purchase or sale). Minn. Stat. § 131.05, subd. 3(d). The following procedure must be used to close a meeting under this exception: • Before closing the meeting, the council must state on the record the specific grounds permitting the meeting to be closed and describe the subject to be discussed. • The council should also describe how a balancing of the purposes of the attorney-client privilege against the purposes of the open meeting law demonstrates the need for absolute confidentiality. • The council must actually communicate with its attorney at the meeting. d. Purchase or sale of property A public body may close a meeting to: • Determine the asking price for real or personal property to be sold by the public body. • Review confidential or nonpublic appraisal data. • Develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase or sale of real or personal property. The following procedure must be used to close a meeting under this exception: • Before closing the meeting, the council must state on the record the specific grounds for closing the meeting, describe the subject to be discussed, and identify the particular property that is the subject of the meeting. • The meeting must be tape-recorded and the property must be identified on the tape. The recording must be preserved for eight years, and must be made available to the public after all property discussed at the meeting has been purchased or sold or after the public body has abandoned the purchase or sale. • A List of councilmembers and all other persons present at the closed meeting must be made available to the public after the closed meeting. • The actual purchase or sale of the property must be approved at an open meeting, and the purchase or sale price is public data. e. Security reports A meeting may be closed to receive security briefing and reports, to discuss issues related to security systems, to discuss emergency -response procedures and to discuss security deficiencies in or recommendations regarding public services, infrastructure, and facilities—if disclosure of the information would pose a danger to public safety or compromise security procedures or responses. Financial issues related to security matters must be discussed, and all related financial decisions must be made at an open meeting. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 11/14/2014 Meetings of City Councils Page 13