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Commissioners enter and exit executive session citing SDCL 1-25-2(3)

2328391 · February 4, 2025
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Summary

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners moved into executive session under SDCL 1-25-2(3) during the Feb. 4 meeting and returned to open session after roll-call votes; no substance of the closed session was reported in the public transcript.

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners moved into executive session on Feb. 4 under SDCL 1-25-2(3), which authorizes closed-door sessions for certain legal and personnel matters. A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded; roll-call votes were recorded with Arons, Otten, Schmidt, Putnam and Landeen voting yes.

After the closed session, the board moved to return to open session and again recorded roll-call votes with the same affirmative responses. No details about the subject matter discussed in executive session were disclosed in the public record during the meeting.

The board cited the statutory authority on the record; executive sessions are permitted under state law for specified sensitive matters but the transcript did not include additional minutes from the closed meeting.