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Commissioners vote 3-0 to enter three executive sessions on labor and attorney-client matters
Summary
The Shawnee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at the Aug. 7 work session to move into three executive sessions — one on employee-employer relations with the Communication Workers of America and two attorney-client consultations regarding an event venue owned by the county.
At a Thursday work session, the Board of Shawnee County Commissioners voted 3-0 to enter three executive sessions to discuss employee-employer relations and two attorney-client matters related to an event venue owned by Shawnee County.
Commissioner Aaron Mays moved to convene three executive sessions of 15 minutes each; Commissioner Kevin Cook seconded the motion. Those present — Mays, Commissioner Bill Rippon and Commissioner Kevin Cook — voted in favor, and the motion passed 3-0. The board recessed into the sessions and returned to open session afterward; no public action was taken immediately following the executive sessions.
The subjects specified by the board were (1) employee-employer relations concerning the Communication Workers of America and matters of non-elected personnel, and (2) consultations with the county counselor concerning privileged attorney-client matters involving an event venue owned by the county. The motion stated the sessions were for discussion only, within the statutory exceptions permitting nonpublic deliberations.
Ending: The board scheduled further public business after the executive sessions; no votes arising directly from the closed sessions were announced at adjournment.
