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Montgomery County EDA exits closed session and unanimously certifies meeting outcome
Summary
The Montgomery County Economic Development Authority moved out of closed session, voted to certify the closed-session discussions and recorded unanimous aye votes from listed directors.
After convening a closed session, the Montgomery County Economic Development Authority moved to exit and then voted to certify the matters discussed in closed session.
A motion to exit closed session was made and seconded and passed by voice vote. The board then moved to certify the closed session. The transcript records a motion to certify, a second, and a roll-call-style series of affirmative votes: "Chair Miller. Aye. Director Farrell. Aye. Director Johnson. Aye. Director Broughton. Aye. Director Stanton. Aye. And Director Elliot. Aye." The motion to certify passed with all recorded directors voting yes.
Why it matters: state and local open-meeting laws require a public certification that closed-session discussions were limited to allowable topics; the Authority completed that certification in public session.
No further details of the closed session content were disclosed on the public record at this meeting.
