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Chair calls for executive session; staff asks that legal basis be stated
Summary
At a special/regular board meeting Feb. 2, the chair announced an executive session, a board member moved and another seconded to go into that session, and staff reminded the body it must state the legal basis; the vote tally and the stated legal basis do not appear in the provided transcript.
The chair opened the meeting Monday, Feb. 2, saying the body was convening a special meeting alongside its regular meeting and that "first we have executive session," then moved to call the meeting to order.
"This is our special special board meeting and our uh regular board meeting, but first we have executive session," the chair said as the meeting began. There was a brief back-and-forth attempting to confirm the exact start time.
When the chair asked for a motion, a board member said, "And I will so move." Another board member responded, "I will make it uh second." The chair then called for the vote: "All those in favor?" followed by a question of opposition from another participant.
A staff member interjected that the board must state the legal basis for convening the executive session. "You have to state the basis for why or uh for a legal for a legal reason," the staff member said, and the transcript ends as the reason is being introduced.
The provided transcript does not include a recorded vote tally or the specific legal basis stated for the executive session. As recorded, the motion to enter executive session was moved and seconded and the board was preparing to state its legal justification when the excerpt ends.
