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Highline School District board recesses into executive session to discuss potential litigation
Summary
The Highline School District Board of Directors immediately recessed into a 45-minute executive session to consult with legal counsel about litigation or potential litigation, returned at 5:43 p.m., and then adjourned the special meeting; details were not disclosed under state law.
At a special meeting, the Highline School District Board of Directors recessed into an executive session to consult with legal counsel about litigation or potential litigation and later adjourned the meeting.
An unidentified board member moved “I move that the Board immediately recess into exec session for 45 minutes,” and another unidentified board member seconded the motion. The motion was approved by voice vote with no opposition heard. The board announced it would reconvene at 6 p.m. and said it completed the executive session at 5:43 p.m.
The executive session was held under the authority cited in the meeting as RCW 40 two-thirty-one 10; the board referenced the statutory provision governing executive sessions for consultation with legal counsel. The correct statutory reference for executive sessions in Washington State is Revised Code of Washington 42.30.110, which allows a governing body to meet in executive session to discuss legal matters, including pending or potential litigation. The board did not disclose the subject matter of the legal discussion during the public portion of the meeting.
During roll call before the recess, Director Tietjholm was recorded as present and Director Alvarez was noted as excused. A board member identified in the record as President Van also participated in the public proceedings. The transcript shows the initial motion to recess, a second, and a voice vote of “Aye” with no recorded opposition; no numeric roll-call tally was entered in the public record provided.
After the executive session concluded at 5:43 p.m., a motion to adjourn the special meeting was moved and seconded; that motion carried by voice vote. The board stated the public meeting would resume at 6 p.m.
Because executive sessions under RCW 42.30.110 exempt deliberations about litigation and legal strategy from public disclosure, the record does not include details of the topics discussed or any legal advice given. The public portion of the meeting consisted primarily of the formal motions to recess into executive session and to adjourn.
