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Board approves consent agenda unanimously, votes to enter closed session under Iowa Code 21.5
Summary
The Urbandale board approved the consent agenda by a 7–0 vote and later voted unanimously to go into a closed session under Iowa Code 21.5 to evaluate the professional competency of an individual, citing the individual’s request for closed session.
At the meeting’s business portion, a motion was made to approve the consent agenda; after a second the board conducted a roll-call vote and recorded unanimous approval. The presiding member announced the motion passed 7–0.
Later the board considered a motion to enter closed session under Iowa Code 21.5, citing the need to evaluate the professional competency of an individual and noting the individual's request for closed session to prevent needless and irreparable injury to reputation. The motion was seconded and the board voted unanimously to enter closed session; the meeting recessed and later returned to open session.
The closed-session justification cited Iowa Code 21.5; no personnel details were discussed in open session and the board’s public record notes the motion and the votes.
