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St. Louis personnel committee votes to meet in closed session over employee matters
Summary
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen Personnel Administration Committee on April 10 voted to move into a closed session to discuss hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting employees under Missouri open‑meetings law; the committee also approved April 8 minutes, set a follow‑up meeting for April 16 and adjourned.
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen Personnel Administration Committee voted April 10 to move into a closed session to discuss personnel matters, citing state open‑meetings statutes that allow limited nonpublic discussion of hiring and discipline.
"Portions of this meeting of the Board of Aldermen's Personnel Administration Committee may be closed to the public under provisions of sections 610.021 and 610.022," the committee chair said while asking for a motion to go into closed session. The motion was moved by the alderman from the 14th and seconded by the alderwoman from the 10th.
Why it matters: The committee’s action lets members discuss the hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of committee employees outside the public meeting. The committee recorded a formal roll call and the motion carried with three affirmative votes.
What happened at the meeting: The committee opened the session and approved minutes from its April 8 meeting after a motion moved by the alderman from the 14th and seconded by the alderwoman from the 10th; the clerk called the roll and recorded three "I" votes in favor. Later, the same mover and seconder proposed and passed the motion to move into closed session under the cited statutes. The committee recessed for the closed session and later reconvened.
On returning from closed session, members confirmed attendance and asked whether any written testimony had been submitted; the clerk said the notice for the closed session was posted on the committee’s website. The chair announced the next Personnel Administration Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m., and asked that President Green be excused for a necessary absence. The committee then voted to adjourn.
What was not disclosed: The committee did not discuss the substance of matters addressed in closed session on the public record during this meeting. No board bills or resolutions were considered during the public portion of the session.
The committee adjourned after the announcements and scheduling details.
