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Eugene City Council convenes executive session, ends meeting without returning to open session
Summary
The Eugene City Council entered an executive session under several Oregon Revised Statutes, allowed media and designated staff to attend with restrictions, and concluded the meeting without returning to open session; no decisions were made in the closed session, a staff member said.
The Eugene City Council convened an executive session under provisions of the Oregon Revised Statutes and concluded the meeting without returning to open session, a staff member announced.
A staff member said the session was convened pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(f) (exempt public records), ORS 192.355(1) (internal advisory communications), ORS 192.345(2) (personal privacy exemption) and ORS 192.660(2)(a) (employment of public officers, employees and agents). The staff member said, “Representatives of the news media are specifically directed not to record or report on any of the deliberations during this executive session, except to state the general subject of the session as previously announced.”
The staff member also said, “No decision may be made in executive session. At the end of this executive session, this meeting of the Eugene City Council will conclude and we will not return to open session.” The staff member explained that, for work sessions with no public-comment period, members of the public may watch a livestream on the city website or call one of the meeting phone numbers listed on the public webcast and meetings materials page.
The transcript shows the council moved into the executive session and that the meeting concluded without a return to open session. The record does not identify any formal votes or decisions taken in open session, and no follow-up actions or dates were specified in the transcript.
