Perryton ISD board moves into closed session citing personnel and attorney consultation; no votes taken

The Perryton Independent School District board convened and immediately moved into a closed executive session citing personnel and attorney consultation under the Texas Open Meetings Act, a presiding officer identified in the record as "K." said.

The board read a notice that the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, chapter 551, and that it would recess into closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.074 (personnel matters) and 551.071 (consultation with attorney). The notice said no voting would take place in the closed meeting and that any action the board wished to take as a result of the closed-session discussion would occur after the board reconvened in open session.

Earlier in the meeting the presiding officer noted, "let the record show that a quorum of board members aren't present." After reading the closed-session notice, the presiding officer stated, "It is now 12:01." A speaker identified as Wes was also briefly heard during procedural remarks but no substantive public-discussion items were recorded in the transcript.

Because the board moved into executive session on personnel and attorney consultation grounds, no public deliberations or votes on those subjects were captured in the open record. The transcript shows the board followed the statutory notice language and explicitly stated that no votes would occur during the closed session; it did not record any motions, votes, or final decisions in open session during the excerpt provided.

The district did not provide additional details in the public portion of the transcript about the subjects to be covered in closed session, the personnel matters referenced, or the anticipated timing for returning to open session. Any formal actions resulting from the closed-session discussion were not recorded in the provided transcript.