Valley County officials approve 'shared shares' reorganization plan contingent on clerk approval, then enter executive session

Valley County officials voted to approve a "shared shares" reorganization plan for an unspecified organization, amending the motion to make approval contingent on clearance from the clerk's office, then moved into an executive session under code 742-061(b).

The motion was made by the Chairman and seconded; the board voted by voice, with the Chairman calling for those in favor to "say aye." The meeting record shows three affirmative responses and the Chairman stating, "Motion passed." The motion also was amended on the floor to add the contingency that final approval depends on the clerk's office.

The transcript does not identify the organization whose reorganization plan was approved. Officials explicitly tied the approval to the clerk's office by amending the motion to include the clerk's sign-off as a condition of effectiveness.

Following the vote the body prepared to go into a scheduled executive session. A participant asked that Ryan remain for the executive session and referenced "executive code 742-061 b" as the authority for the closed meeting. Roll call procedures were then invoked and the officials recessed into the executive session. The transcript does not state the subject matter of the executive session.

Minutes or further documentation from the clerk's office would be required to confirm the organization named in the motion and to record any subsequent formal actions taken after the executive session.