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Winnebago County Board votes unanimously to enter closed session on personnel matter under Iowa law
Summary
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors voted to hold a closed session pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5 to discuss the professional competency of an individual who requested the closed session; the board voted unanimously to proceed.
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to enter a closed session under Iowa Code section 21.5 to discuss the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge was being considered. The board recorded that the individual requested the matter proceed in closed session to avoid needless and irreparable injury to the person’s reputation.
A board member moved to hold the discussion in closed session for the reasons read into the record; a second was recorded and the chair requested a roll-call vote. The transcript records votes of “Aye” from members identified as Smith, Jimbo and Darvick and reports the board voted unanimously to hold the closed session.
The board instructed that all persons other than the supervisors, legal counsel, the county auditor and the individual leave the room while the closed session took place. The individual identified in the transcript as Kelsey confirmed she wanted the matter to proceed in closed session.
Ending: The board took the vote and moved into closed session; no other public action on the personnel matter was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
