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Board recesses into executive session for labor negotiations under Oregon law
Summary
The St. Helens School District board announced an executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(e) and related rules to deliberate with persons designated to carry on labor negotiations and to consider records exempt from public inspection.
The St. Helens School District 502 board recessed into executive session at the Oct. 27 meeting citing Oregon’s executive-session statute, ORS 192.660, and related administrative rules. The chair read the statutory subsections under which the session was convened: deliberations with persons designated to carry on labor negotiations and consideration of records exempt from public inspection.
The board reminded attendees that representatives of the news media may attend but are specifically directed not to report any deliberations from the executive session beyond the general subject previously announced. The chair also noted that no decision may be made during executive session.
The board’s announcement included references to ORS and OAR citations and to the Oregon Ethics Commission process for complaints alleging unlawful executive-session discussion; the chair summarized the guidance staff provided about raising an objection or leaving if unauthorized topics are discussed.
The board returned to open session at the end of the executive session portion of the meeting. The transcript records the convening announcement and the recitation of the legal authority; it does not record deliberations or any decision made during the executive session.
