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Daviess County Board votes unanimously to enter closed session for property, litigation and personnel
Summary
At its May 13 meeting the Daviess County Board of Education voted 5-0 to enter closed session under KRS 61.810 (1)(b), (1)(c) and (1)(f) to discuss acquisition/sale of property, proposed or pending litigation, and employee appointments or discipline; the board later returned to open session and adjourned.
The Daviess County Board of Education voted unanimously May 13 to enter closed session to discuss the sale or acquisition of real property, proposed or pending litigation, and employee appointments or discipline. Board Chair James Morgan announced the closed-session motion under Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 61.810, Sections (1)(b), (1)(c) and (1)(f), and the board approved the motion by a 5-0 roll call.
Order #133 in the meeting record shows the motion to enter closed session passed with a motion by Dr. Tom Payne and a second by Mrs. Tammy Rice. The roll-call vote recorded Mr. James Morgan, Dr. Tom Payne, Mr. Frank Riney, Mrs. Tammy Rice and Mr. Trey Pippin as voting "Yes." The meeting minutes then record a motion to return to open session (Order #134), made by Dr. Tom Payne, seconded by Mr. Frank Riney, and approved 5-0. The meeting concluded with a 5-0 vote to adjourn (Order #135) following the return to open session.
Earlier in the meeting the board approved the April 22, 2025 board meeting minutes (Order #132) by a 5-0 vote; that motion was made by Mrs. Tammy Rice and seconded by Mr. Frank Riney. The transcript does not record further details from the closed session, consistent with statutory confidentiality for the listed topics.
The board cited the statutory bases for closed session as follows in the agenda: KRS 61.810 Section (1)(b) (deliberations on the future acquisition or sale of real property), Section (1)(c) (discussion of proposed or pending litigation), and Section (1)(f) (employee appointments, discipline or dismissal). The meeting record provides no public detail on the matters discussed in closed session.
