Board moves into executive session to discuss personnel and negotiations

At the Aug. 11 meeting the board voted to enter executive session to discuss employment matters and negotiations concerning employee groups. A motion to go into executive session was made and seconded. The item cited Oklahoma statutory authority for meetings in executive session, specifically references to Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The motion covered two purposes: 14(a) employment, hiring and resignations, retirement and salaries for public officers and employees as listed on Exhibit A (25 O.S. § 307(B)(1)); and 14(b) negotiations concerning employees and employee groups (25 O.S. § 307(B)(2)). The board took a roll call vote; the transcript records board members answering "Yes" in roll call (for example, Curtis answered "Yes"). The chair announced the affirmative count and the board recessed into executive session.