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Mentor Exempted Village board moves into executive session to consult attorney on possible litigation
Summary
At a Jan. 16 special meeting, the Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education voted to enter executive session under Ohio Revised Code §121.22(G)(3) to consult with the board's attorney about pending or imminent court action; no public decisions were recorded.
The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education on Jan. 16 held a special meeting and voted to enter an executive session to consult with the board's attorney about pending or imminent court action under Ohio Revised Code §121.22(G)(3), the presiding officer said.
The session — announced during the public portion of the meeting — was taken under the executive-session exception in division (G)(3) of Ohio Revised Code section 121.22. The meeting was described at the start as being held in accordance with Ohio Revised Code section 3313.15. The presiding officer read the statutory basis aloud: “We have an executive session on the agenda this evening to conference with the public body's attorney concerning pending or imminent court action by division g 3 of section 121.22 of the revised code.”
A motion to move into executive session was made and seconded; the board then took a roll-call vote and approved entering executive session. The transcript records the board members present at roll call as Miss Aprove, Miss Jesslyn, Miss Marchasz, Miss Payne and Miss Cook. After the executive session, the board reconvened briefly and voted to adjourn. The transcript does not record any public discussion of the subject of the executive session or any open-session votes on substantive policy.
Ohio law permits a public body to meet in executive session for consultation with its attorney when litigation is pending or imminent; by statute, matters discussed in that session are generally not disclosed publicly. The board did not provide further public details about the subject of the consultation or any actions taken in executive session.
Meeting logistics recorded in the transcript: the special meeting was called to order on Jan. 16, 2025; the pledge of allegiance was recited; Mr. Wade was asked to call the roll; and the meeting was adjourned after reconvening. No additional agenda items or public votes on ordinances, contracts, budgets or appointments are recorded in the available transcript excerpt.
