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Board reports closed-session approval of CPI adjustment to superintendent contract
Summary
After adjourning to closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consult with legal counsel, the board reported in open session that it took confidential action on one matter and approved a contract adjustment related to the superintendent''s CPI indexing provision.
Eau Claire, Wis.
The Eau Claire Area School District board met in closed session on Oct. 20 under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) for legal consultation and to discuss contract matters. When the board reconvened in open session the chair reported the board "took action on 1 of 2 matters" considered in closed session and said those outcomes would be communicated to the appropriate parties "at the appropriate time." The chair specified the board approved the contract item relating to the superintendent''s cost-of-living (CPI) adjustment.
The motion to adjourn to closed session was moved by Commissioner Farrar and seconded by Commissioner Kaes; a roll call was taken before the board recessed. The board did not disclose details of legal advice or confidential personnel matters in open session. The public statement provided after reconvening was limited to confirming that an approved action concerned the superintendent contract and CPI adjustments.
Because the subject discussed in closed session pertained to confidential legal and personnel matters, the board withheld sensitive details consistent with the open-meetings exception. The administration said it will communicate the nonconfidential outcomes to affected parties in due course.
No public vote was taken in open session on these confidential contract terms; the board's public disclosure was limited to confirming that an action occurred and that communications to the parties involved will follow the district's usual notification procedures.
