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Board holds special meeting, enters 10-minute attorney‑client executive session, then takes no action; schedules July 23 retreat
Summary
The board (body not specified in the transcript) convened a special meeting and adopted the agenda before entering a 10‑minute executive session under the Kansas Open Meeting Act to discuss matters covered by attorney‑client privilege, the transcript shows.
The board (body not specified in the transcript) convened a special meeting and adopted the agenda before entering a 10‑minute executive session under the Kansas Open Meeting Act to discuss matters covered by attorney‑client privilege, the transcript shows. Superintendent Dr. David McKehee and attorney Tammy Samoji were invited to join the board for the closed session. After returning to open session the board voted to take no action at this time and scheduled a board retreat for Wednesday, July 23 at Mary Herbert at 11:30 a.m., followed by the regularly scheduled July 23 board meeting at 6 p.m. at Mary Herbert.
The meeting opened with a waiver of notice for the special meeting and a motion to adopt the agenda; the hand vote for adoption was recorded as 6–0. A board member moved that the board enter executive session “for 10 minutes for the exception for matters which would be deemed privileged in the attorney client relationship under the Kansas Open Meeting Act,” with Dr. David McKehee and attorney Tammy Samoji invited to attend. That motion was seconded and passed by the board, 6–0.
After the executive session, the board returned to open session. A motion to take no action at that time was moved and seconded; the board recorded the vote as 7–0 and the motion passed. The board then reviewed future calendar dates and announced that a board retreat will be held July 23 at Mary Herbert beginning at 11:30 a.m., followed by the regular July 23 board meeting at 6 p.m. A motion to adjourn carried by voice/hand vote and the meeting closed.
No substantive policy changes, contract awards, or funding decisions were recorded in the transcript. The only legal authority referenced on the public record was the Kansas Open Meeting Act, cited as the basis for the executive session.
Meeting participants named in the transcript include Dr. David McKehee (Superintendent) and Tammy Samoji (attorney). Other speakers in the record are identified by first names (for example, Casey and Art) or by an initial ("K."), but the transcript does not state the board or agency name, meeting date, or the full roster of members present in a way that can be independently confirmed from the text provided.
