Board votes to enter executive session under agenda item 14 to discuss personnel and litigation

During the meeting the board voted to enter an executive session under agenda item 14 to discuss “character, professional competence, and pending or reasonably imminent litigation” and security matters, according to the public transcript.

The motion to go into executive session was made and seconded on the record; a roll call vote followed. Members recorded as voting yes included Member Boggess, Member Bollinger, Member Booth, Member Brenton, Member Davis, Member Earl, Member Green, Member Hall, Vice Chair Wood, Member Carrie, Member Lear, Member Reel and Member Kelly. The transcript records some members stepping away briefly during the vote but shows affirmative votes on the roll call.

Michelle Elise Newey, deputy superintendent, asked staff to make sure the meeting stream was operating before the session began. A participant identified as Jerry and another named Randy were also heard speaking in the public portion of the record; their specific roles were not stated in the transcript.

The motion as stated on the public record specified the executive session’s purpose as deliberation on personnel-related matters (character and professional competence), pending or reasonably imminent litigation, and security reasons. The transcript does not contain further public details about the subjects discussed in the closed session.

After the roll call the board moved into the closed session. No subsequent public actions or findings related to the items announced for the executive session appear in the public transcript.