Manteno board votes to enter executive session under section 2C3 to discuss appointments or personnel matters

The Village of Manteno board voted to enter an executive session at its May 19 meeting to discuss matters described as falling under “section 2C3,” which the village’s legal counsel said concerns appointment of specific persons or the performance, discipline or removal of people holding office.

A motion to go into executive session was made by Mike Berry and seconded by Annette Lamour. The board conducted a roll call vote with all members present voting in favor. The roll call, as recorded at the meeting, was: Barry — yes; Zimelmann/Zimelbon — yes; Getzke/Kietzke — yes; Crockett — yes; Vaughn — yes; Boudreaux — yes.

The village president told the public the executive session would be brief and asked that everyone in the audience leave the room or go next door so that microphones and the television could be turned off. The village attorney explained the motion requirement, saying, “Yes, you would need a motion to go into executive session under section 2C3 which is the appointment of specific persons who fill an office or the performance, discipline, removal of people currently holding office.”

The board directed staff to close microphones and ensure the audience could not hear the executive session; no details of the personnel or appointment matters were disclosed in open session. The meeting minutes recorded the motion and the roll call but the board did not discuss the executive-session subject in public after returning from closed session during the portion of the transcript provided.

Under the village’s stated procedure, members of the public were asked to leave the meeting room while the board conducted the closed session.