Notice of Special Board Meeting
BARRY TOWNSHIP
PINE COUNTY, MINNESOTA
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING TO HOLD A CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISCUSSING LITIGATION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of Supervisors of the Town of Barry will hold a special closed meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 at the Barry Town Hall, 35965 Wildlife Road, Hinckley, MN 55037
The purpose of the special closed meeting is for the Town Board to discuss, receive advice, and give information and directions to the attorney who the Town’s insurer, the Minnesota Association of Townships Insurance Trust, has assigned to represent and defend the Town against a lawsuit by William Dorgan regarding a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus. A Petition and exhibits to the petition have been served on the Town Board through its attorney, and the case is filed in Pine County under Case No. 58-CV-26-494. The lawsuit is entitled “William D. Dorgan vs Barry Township and the Barry Township Board of Supervisors.”
This special meeting will begin as an open meeting but will then be closed pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.05 subd. 3(b), which is a portion of the Open Meeting Law that allows town boards to close meetings when permitted by the attorney-client privilege. This special meeting will conclude prior to the Town Board’s regular meeting on October 20th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.