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Board members question procedure for voting to end closed sessions; agenda approved
Summary
At a meeting of Joint Drainage District Three, board members said recent open-meetings training indicated votes cannot be taken in closed session, prompting confusion about how to end a closed session; the board then approved the Jan. 27, 2026 agenda by motion.
At a meeting of Joint Drainage District Three, board members raised procedural questions about whether votes can be taken in closed session and how a closed session may be formally ended, citing recent open-meetings training. After that discussion the board moved and approved the Jan. 27, 2026 agenda.
A board member said, "They said that when you're in close session, you can't take action in close session," and asked how members are supposed to vote to end a…
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