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Board of Aldermen votes 6-0 to enter closed session to discuss personnel matters
Summary
At a special Aug. 26 meeting, the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to recess into closed session under RSMO 610.0213 to discuss hiring, firing, discipline or promotion of particular employees; motion by Alderman Cleave, second by Alderman Meadows.
At a special meeting on Aug. 26, 2024, the presiding official asked for a motion to enter a closed session under RSMO 610.0213 to discuss personnel matters, including "hiring, firing, discipline, or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed," the presiding official said.
A motion to enter closed session was identified by the presiding official as moved by Alderman Cleave and seconded by Alderman Meadows. The clerk conducted a roll call vote that produced six affirmative votes and no negatives. The presiding official then announced the result and the board recessed into closed session.
Why it matters: RSMO 610.0213 authorizes governmental bodies in Missouri to meet in closed session to discuss personnel matters tied to individual employees; such sessions are not open to the public. The board’s decision to meet in closed session means deliberations on the identified personnel topics will take place out of public view.
Who was present: Mayor Felley and Aldermen Kelly, Cleave, Madrigal, Stewart, Meadows, and a member listed in the transcript as Alderman Lache (the roll call later in the transcript lists that name as 'Lash'), were recorded present. The clerk called the roll for the closed-session vote; the recorded votes in favor were from Aldermen Cleave, Madrigal, Stewart, Meadows, Lache (listed later as 'Lash' in the transcript) and Kelly, yielding a 6-0 tally.
What happened next: Following the roll call and announcement of the vote, the board recessed into closed session. The public record in the meeting transcript ends with the board entering closed session; no further public actions or votes were recorded in the provided transcript.
No public testimony or agenda items beyond the closed-session motion were recorded in the transcript. The transcript contains a minor spelling discrepancy for one alderman’s name (Lache vs. Lash) and a brief garbled phrasing in the announcement of the tally; those issues are noted in the audit and clarifying details.
