At the end of the July 8 public meeting at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds, the board announced an executive session to discuss legal contracts.

A commissioner asked for the stated reason for the executive session; the board recorded the reason as "legal contract" or "legal." Commissioners noted they intended to invite Chris Klein, the acting administrator, into the executive session. One commissioner asked whether a personal or contract matter was involved; the response in the transcript was that the session would be for "legal contracts."

No public actions or decisions from the executive session were recorded in the public transcript excerpt.