Board discussed recommendation to allow alcohol purchases with section funds during executive session; no decisions recorded

Executive Director Nevitt said the board met in executive session to receive legal advice on a recommendation from the Member Engagement Council to change fiscal policy to allow purchase of alcohol with section funds. "The board met in executive session and discussed legal advice with respect to ... the recommendation from the member engagement council to change the fiscal policy to allow purchase of alcohol with section funds," Nevitt said, and added, "No decisions were made."

The transcript does not define "section funds," specify which fiscal policy section would be changed, or record any motion or vote on the recommendation. The discussion occurred during a closed session announced to run from 3:38 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.; the record includes no timetable for any public consideration of the recommendation.

Because the matter was discussed in executive session for the purpose of receiving legal advice, the public record here does not include the substance of legal counsel's advice or any proposed draft language. The transcript likewise does not identify potential funding sources, dollar amounts, or programs that would be affected if the fiscal policy were changed.

An unidentified board member asked Executive Director Nevitt to announce the executive-session topics after the meeting returned to open session. Nevitt said only that the topics had been discussed and that "No decisions were made."