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Council Holds Executive Sessions on Fire Personnel, Employee Evaluations; Announces No Action
Summary
The Newport City Council entered executive session twice—first for fire department personnel matters and then for city employee evaluations—citing statutory authority; the council announced no action was taken on either item when it returned to open session.
The Newport City Council voted to go into executive session twice during the special meeting: first to discuss fire department personnel matters and then to consider city employee evaluations. The council cited statutory authority on the record (statutory text and section numbers were read during the meeting).
Both executive sessions were convened after motions and seconds were made and votes carried. After returning to open session the council stated that no formal action had been taken on either the fire department personnel matter or the employee evaluations.
The council invited the interim fire chief and staff into the executive session that addressed fire personnel and said the city manager would be called in for the employee-evaluation session. Minutes of executive sessions are not part of the public record unless action requires disclosure under the cited statute.
The council proceeded to other agenda items after confirming no formal decisions were reached during those closed sessions.
