Snyderville Basin Cemetery District votes to go into closed session to discuss possible purchase, exchange or lease of real property

The Snyderville Basin Cemetery District board voted to meet in closed session to discuss the possible purchase, exchange or lease of real property and temporarily paused the public Zoom broadcast.

During public discussion preceding the closed session vote, district counsel advised that conversations about the viability of an undisclosed parcel and any potential purchase, exchange or lease should occur in closed session. A motion to enter closed session for that purpose was made, seconded and approved, and the board proceeded to a private session. The board later returned to public session and resumed the agenda.

The board followed standard procedure in the public record by making a motion on the record specifying the statutory purpose for closure—discussing real property transactions—and by conducting a roll‑call process as required for a closed meeting. The transcript records the motion and a second and indicates members were polled individually in support; the public transcript does not provide the contents of the closed session.

The chair reopened the meeting after the closed session and the board completed items 1 through 6 before moving several items (including public‑relations outreach) to the next meeting. The next regular meeting was scheduled for July 2.

Attorney Ryan Stack advised on process during the discussion, noting that while best practice is to list such a closed‑session item on the published agenda, the board may proceed with a closed session if a duly recorded motion and vote are taken on the record.

The motion to go into closed session to discuss “the purchase, exchange or lease of real property” was made and seconded on the record and approved; the public record shows the board left and later reconvened in open session.