West Federal School Board recesses into executive session to discuss personnel

The West Federal School Board recessed into an executive session to discuss personnel after approving its agenda and a single consent-item, meeting remarks show.

The board’s presiding member opened the special meeting and asked for approval of the agenda. A board member identified in the transcript as Speaker 2 said, “I moved.” Another board member (Speaker 3) said, “Second.” The presiding member then called for the vote: “All those in favor, say aye,” and recorded the ayes.

The meeting proceeded first with one consent-item. The presiding member asked, “Are there any objections to the consent agenda? Hearing none, we will consider that agreed,” and the consent item was taken by unanimous consent with no objections noted on the public record.

Shortly thereafter a motion to go into closed session was made. As recorded in the meeting transcript, a board member (Speaker 2) said, “I make a motion we recess into executive session to discuss personnel.” That motion was seconded by another board member (Speaker 3). Speaker 2 also directed staff to note the legal basis for the closed session: “Closed session, we're just we need to put the statutory reference, 610021313. We actually can also add 1 as well for legal. So just for the minutes.”

A roll call vote followed. The roll call as recorded in the transcript shows affirmative responses from the members called: Mister Todd; Natalie; Miss Tari; Joe; Keta; Tara; Christine; and Grace. At one point during roll call a member noted a procedural oversight, saying, “No. I don't think you called me,” and the chair clarified the call before the meeting recessed.

The public transcript does not include the content of the executive-session discussion. The motion to recess into executive session was made and seconded on the record and carried by roll call as recorded in the meeting transcript.

The meeting then moved into the closed session to address the stated personnel matter.