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Daviess County board votes to enter closed session to discuss property acquisition, litigation and personnel under KRS 61.810
Summary
The board voted unanimously to go into closed session under Kentucky Revised Statutes 61.810 (1)(b), (1)(c) and (1)(f) to deliberate land transactions, proposed or pending litigation and employee matters, then returned to open session later in the meeting.
At its June 17 meeting in Owensboro, the Daviess County Board of Education voted unanimously to enter closed session to discuss the sale or acquisition of property, proposed or pending litigation, and employee appointments, discipline or dismissal under Kentucky Revised Statutes 61.810(1)(b), (1)(c) and (1)(f).
The motion to enter closed session (Order #159) passed with a motion by Dr. Tom Payne and a second by Mrs. Tammy Rice. The roll-call vote was recorded as five ayes and zero nays: James Morgan, Dr. Tom Payne, Frank Riney, Tammy Rice and Trey Pippin all voted yes.
After the closed session, the board returned to open session by a unanimous vote on Order #160, moved by Mr. Trey Pippin and seconded by Mr. Frank Riney, again recorded as five ayes and zero nays. The meeting adjourned by a unanimous vote on Order #161 (motion by Mr. Trey Pippin; second by Mrs. Tammy Rice).
No additional details of the closed-session discussions were released at the open meeting. The board cited KRS 61.810 as authority for closing the meeting to the public for those subjects; the statute allows closed deliberations for specified categories including property transactions, litigation strategy and personnel matters. No formal actions stemming from the closed session were disclosed in the public minutes of the June 17 meeting.
