St. Louis City personnel committee votes to meet in closed session to discuss employee matters

Speaker 1 (Chair) called to order the St. Louis City Board of Aldermen's Personnel and Administration Committee and asked the clerk to call the roll. After the clerk recorded attendance and confirmed a quorum, Speaker 1 moved that portions of the meeting be closed to the public "under provisions of 6 10 dot 0 2 1 3" to permit members to discuss "matters related to the hiring, firing, discipline, or promoting of employees of the Board of Alderman."

A member responded, "So moved," and another said, "Second." The clerk recorded affirmative votes from Alderman Cone, Alderman Aldridge and President Greene and stated, "You have 3 aye votes." The motion to close portions of the meeting carried, and the committee entered closed session after Speaker 1 asked STLTV to place the meeting in closed session. The transcript records the group returning to open session with the brief statement, "And we are back."

After reopening, Speaker 1 noted that all members were present. Speaker 2 moved to adjourn and Speaker 1 seconded; a vote was called, an "Aye" was recorded, the motion carried and Speaker 1 said, "We are adjourned."

The committee cited the provision identified in the transcript as "6 10 dot 0 2 1 3" as the legal basis for closing those portions of the meeting and said the purpose was to discuss personnel matters concerning Board employees. The transcript does not record further details about the personnel matters discussed in closed session, the duration of the closed session, or any formal decisions made during it.

No additional votes, motions, or substantive policy actions are recorded in the available transcript beyond the approval to enter closed session and the subsequent adjournment. The clerk’s roll-call language in the record shows several present responses and a final statement that there were three "aye" votes on the motion to close.