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Yes, but WERE we in competition? Sounds like, to me, the only thing <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;">negotiated</span> was the water/sewer use and nothing else. Don't see how that is competition with Washington especially if they weren't even involved in the talks.<br><br>Clarification would be nice.<br><br>J :]<br><br><br><blockquote><hr>Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:13:09 -0800<br>To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>From: jeffh@moscow.com<br>Subject: [Vision2020] (no subject)<br><br>
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<dd>To those interested, it would appear that items e and f of the state
statute for executive sessions would be applicable.<br><br>
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</dd><dd><font face="Courier New, Courier" size="2">(e) To consider
preliminary negotiations involving matters of <br><br>
</font></dd><dd><font face="Courier New, Courier" size="2">trade or commerce in which the governing body is in competition with
<br><br>
</font></dd><dd><font face="Courier New, Courier" size="2">governing bodies in other states or nations;<br><br>
</font></dd><dd><font face="Courier New, Courier" size="2">(f) To communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to
<br><br>
</font></dd><dd><font face="Courier New, Courier" size="2">discuss the legal ramifications of and legal options for pending
<br><br>
</font></dd><dd><font face="Courier New, Courier" size="2">litigation, or controversies not yet being litigated but imminently
likely to be<br><br>
</font></dd><dd><font face="Courier New, Courier" size="2">litigated. The mere presence of legal counsel at an executive
<br><br>
</font></dd><dd><font face="Courier New, Courier" size="2">session does not satisfy this requirement;<br><br>
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