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Commissioners propose September meeting date, note possible executive session under O.C.G.A.
Summary
The Ben Hill County agenda proposes setting a September meeting date and flags a possible executive session citing specific O.C.G.A. provisions; the provided segments do not list subjects for the closed session.
The special-called agenda for the Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners on July 25, 2019, includes an item to set a September meeting date and notes a potential executive session "if needed," citing O.C.G.A. 50-14-2(1), 50-14-2(2), 50-14-3(4) and 50-14-3(6) as legal authority for closed-session topics.
The agenda language follows statutory citation format but does not identify the topic(s) that might be discussed in executive session. The items cited are standard Georgia statutory authorities that allow closed sessions for certain personnel, litigation and property-discussion topics; the agenda itself does not specify which of those categories — if any — would be invoked.
No motion, vote or substantive executive-session record appears in the supplied segments. If the board later enters executive session, the statutory citation on the agenda indicates the categories of topics the board believes could justify a closed meeting; subsequent minutes or an expanded transcript would be needed to confirm whether an executive session occurred and what subject matter was covered.
