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Board moves into closed session under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i) to consider an employee evaluation

2159973 · January 28, 2025

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Summary

The Benton County Board of Supervisors voted to go into closed session under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i) to evaluate the professional competency of an individual who had requested a closed session; the board returned to open session with no action taken.

The Benton County Board of Supervisors voted to go into closed session to evaluate the professional competency of an individual, citing Iowa Code 21.5, paragraph 1, subparagraph i. A board member moved to go into closed session and read the statutory citation aloud; a second was recorded and the board voted unanimously to enter closed session.

The motion referenced that the employee had requested a closed session and that the board found the statutory criteria for an executive‑session evaluation were met. After the closed session the board returned to open session and the chair recorded that no action would be taken on matters discussed in the closed session.

The meeting minutes record the closed session motion, the statutory citation and the subsequent public declaration that no action resulted from the closed session.