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General counsel outlines limits on executive session under FOIA; personnel, drafts and bargaining may be discussed
Summary
Committee counsel reviewed which topics may be discussed in executive session under the Freedom of Information Act, including personnel evaluations, draft documents and collective bargaining strategy, and clarified attendance rules for ex officio members and faculty representatives.
Karen, the committee’s general counsel, reviewed statutory limits and best practices for executive sessions under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), explaining which categories of discussion the committee may hold behind closed doors and the statutory constraints on such sessions.
Karen said executive session may be used for matters the law exempts from public disclosure where the need for confidentiality outweighs the public’s right to know. Examples she gave included…
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