Attorney-Client "Shade" Meetings

In AGO 2007-31, the Attorney General opined that a closed attorney-client meeting permitted under Fla. Stat. s. 286.011(8), sometimes referred to as a "shade" meeting, could properly be called if the agency attorney requests the closed session at any properly noticed meeting of the board, irrespective of whether it is a regular meeting or a special meeting. That's certainly a reasonable interpretation of the statute, which doesn't specify at which type of meeting such a closed session may be requested. It also kind of makes you wonder about what's really behind the request for this opinion from the AG.