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Board votes to recess and then to convene a closed session under Illinois Open Meetings Act
Summary
After public participation the Chicago Board of Education recessed for 10 minutes following a motion and roll call; later the board voted to convene a closed session under section 2(c)(1) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act (motion identified in the record as 25-1110-MO1), and the meeting adjourned after the vote.
During public participation, a disruption prompted a board member to move for a recess. The motion was seconded and the board took roll call; the motion was adopted and the board recessed for 10 minutes.
After reconvening, Board member Boyle moved "for the passage of motion number 25-1110-MO1 and the commencement of a closed session to consider matters permitted under section 2(c) of the Open Meetings Act, subsection 1 as specified in the motion." The motion was seconded and the board took a roll call vote. The motion was adopted and the board stated it would go into closed session. Following that action, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and the board adjourned.
Recorded roll-call responses appear in the transcript during both votes. The transcript records multiple members saying "Yes" or "Aye" during the recess vote and again during the closed-session vote; the board chair declared both motions adopted on the record.
Why it matters: The board’s decision to move into closed session invokes the Illinois Open Meetings Act exception (2(c)(1)) that permits private discussion of certain personnel or legal matters; such actions remove those deliberations from the public record for the duration allowed by law.
Next steps: The meeting record shows the board entered closed session; the transcript does not include what was discussed in closed session or any public action taken from that session.
