Trainer explains closed-session rules, recording limits and the 2/3 threshold to go into closed
Presenter told members that entering closed session requires a motion, statutory reading, and a roll-call vote with a 0.667 threshold; closed-session recordings are protected but can be reviewed in camera if challenged, while certain minutes and recordings must be posted for open meetings.
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Presenter outlined the formal procedure for closing a meeting and what records must be kept. "There must be a motion to close the meeting, giving the specific statutory reading reason for closing the meeting. Roll call vote must be taken, and 0.667 of you must approve going into close," the Presenter said. The trainer emphasized that closed meetings are narrow in scope (litigation, personnel, property acquisition, security systems) and that members may not take final action while in closed session.
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