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Council votes to hold closed session under state statute to discuss personnel, legal and real estate matters
Summary
Council voted in public session to hold a closed meeting to discuss personnel, legal and real estate matters under the state open-meetings statute; the motion carried by roll call at the workshop.
The Washington City Council voted May 5 to hold a closed executive session to discuss personnel, legal and real estate matters under Section 610.021 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the council announced during the workshop.
Why it matters: Local governments commonly use the cited statute to meet in closed session for specified subject areas. The council conducted a public roll-call vote to authorize the closed meeting.
At the workshop, the mayor or presiding officer asked for a public vote on whether to hold a closed meeting pursuant to "section 610.021, RSMo." Councilmembers answered in the affirmative during a roll-call-style vote. The transcript records affirmative responses from multiple councilmembers and the motion to go into executive session was adopted.
Ending: The council recorded the public authorization to go into closed session; any substantive actions taken in executive session must be disclosed consistent with state law and will be reflected in future meeting minutes or public actions as required by statute.
