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Mentor Exempted Village board enters executive session to discuss economic development and personnel negotiations
Summary
The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education moved into executive session Feb. 25 to consider economic development negotiations and employment matters, citing Ohio Revised Code provisions; the board voted to enter executive session twice to address differing statutory requirements.
The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education voted Feb. 25 to adjourn into executive session twice to discuss economic development negotiations and matters relating to employment of public officials.
At the meeting a motion was made to move into executive session “for the purpose of considering confidential information, marketing plans, specific business strategy, production techniques, trade secrets, or personal financial statements of an applicant for economic development assistance or negotiations between the School District and other political subdivisions respecting requests for economic development assistance as provided in Revised Code 5709.73 to Revised Code 5709.75,” citing Ohio Rev. Code §121.22. The motion required two votes and passed 4-0.
A second motion invoked Ohio Rev. Code §121.22(G)(8), which the board said was necessary to protect the interest of the applicant or a possible public investment; that motion required a unanimous vote and was seconded and approved by the board.
Board members did not discuss details of the potential project in open session; the board indicated the subject involved economic development assistance and public infrastructure improvements or extension of utility services related to an economic development project, and that certain information is confidential under state law. The board also said executive session would include discussion of employment negotiations for public officials. No final public action on those subjects was taken during open session.
The transcript does not identify the applicant, the potential development project, the amount or source of any proposed public investment, or the schedule for any subsequent public actions.
