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Village board moves into closed session to consider Town of Westport incorporation notice
Summary
At a virtual meeting the village board read a business item on the Town of Westport's notice of intent to incorporate and voted unanimously (6-0, one absent) to enter a closed session under Wisconsin statute 19.851(e) to deliberate competitive/bargaining matters; the board did not expect to return to the public video feed.
Kristen called the village board to order at 7:02 PM and read an agenda item asking trustees to 'Discuss and take action on town of Westport notice of intent to incorporate.'
She then read the statutory basis for a closed session, citing 'Wisconsin state statute 19.851 e' and explaining that the board could deliberate or negotiate the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or other specified public business when competitive or bargaining reasons require confidentiality. A motion to go into closed session was made and seconded; the meeting record does not identify who moved and who seconded the motion.
The clerk conducted a roll call on the motion to enter closed session. Recorded votes were: Sam Kaufman Yes; Chris (called alternately Elner/Zellner on the roll) Yes; Joe Ziselsberger Yes; Jack Heinemann Yes; Aaron Moran Absent; Kristen Ramey Yes; Nyla/Naila Frey Yes. The motion carried, and Kristen announced, 'We will move into closed session at 07:04PM. This soon will end. We do not anticipate coming out of closed session and onto video.'
Before moving to the closed-session Zoom, trustees were told that if they reconvened in open session any action taken in closed session would be recorded in the minutes. There were no public commenters on the record during the posted public comment period.
The meeting transitioned to a closed-session Zoom link at 7:04 PM. The transcript ends with participants asking procedural questions about joining the closed-session room; no further public action related to the Westport incorporation item was recorded in the open session.
