The Delaware County Board of Commissioners took two actions related to executive sessions at its Sept. 8 meeting: it scheduled a special session for Sept. 15 to adjourn into executive session on employment and collective bargaining, and it adjourned into executive session during the Sept. 8 meeting to discuss a property purchase and pending or imminent litigation.
The board approved Resolution 25-719 to schedule a special session on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. at the Delaware County Fairgrounds for the purpose of adjourning into executive session to consider employment and compensation of a public employer or public official and for collective bargaining. Commissioners Merrill and Lewis voted aye; Commissioner Benton was absent.
Later in the meeting the board approved Resolution 25-726 and moved into executive session on Sept. 8 to consider the purchase of property for public purposes and pending or imminent litigation. The board voted to go into the executive session, with Commissioners Merrill and Lewis voting aye.
Why this matters: Ohio law permits public bodies to hold executive sessions for certain subjects such as personnel matters, collective bargaining and real-estate negotiations; scheduling and holding executive sessions affects the public record and the timing of any public actions that stem from those discussions.
Details and next steps: the Sept. 15 special session is scheduled to occur at the Fairgrounds as an agendaed meeting; the content of the Sept. 8 executive session was not discussed in public and will be reflected in any permissible public record after the executive session, as required by law.