Commission holds closed session on security and approves critical infrastructure upgrade

The Michigan State Capitol Commission on June 9 voted to meet in closed session to receive and deliberate a security proposal from the executive director and later approved a critical infrastructure upgrade following that closed session.

Why it matters: Security measures for the Capitol can include operational changes that commissioners said could be ineffective if disclosed publicly; the commission cited provisions of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act when moving to closed session.

Chair Candler moved that the commission meet in closed session "under section 8 h of the Open Meetings Act to receive and deliberate a proposal from the commission's executive director regarding security measures as pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act section 13 1 u." The motion was seconded by Commissioner Oberlin. The secretary conducted a roll‑call vote; Chair Candler, Vice Chair Bauer, Commissioner Hobbs, Commissioner Land, Commissioner Oberlin and Commissioner Star all voted yes and the commission recorded the two‑thirds threshold was met.

After the closed session concluded, a motion was made to "approve the critical information upgrade [infrastructure]." The motion was moved by Commissioner Lynn and supported by staff member Rudy. A roll‑call vote was taken and all six commissioners voted yes; the commission recorded the approval of the critical infrastructure upgrade.

The transcript records the motions, the statutory bases cited and unanimous roll‑call outcomes for both the closed‑session motion and the subsequent infrastructure approval. The commission described the security measures as operationally sensitive and said public disclosure would defeat their usefulness; no further details of the proposed security measures or the upgrade were provided in the public record at this meeting.