Francis Howell R-III board votes to enter closed session to discuss personnel

The Francis Howell R-III board voted to enter a closed session to discuss personnel matters after opening the meeting and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

The board’s presiding officer (referred to in the transcript as Chair) moved "to enter closed session to discuss personnel 6 10 0 2 1, 3 13 RS mode," and said, "So moved." A member identified in the transcript as the Clerk seconded the motion. The Clerk then called the roll; the transcript records affirmative responses for each name called. The names recorded during roll call include Director Adams, Treasurer McGuire, a vice president (the transcript spells the surname inconsistently), Director Dillard and President Blair. The roll-call responses recorded in the transcript were all affirmative, and the motion passed.

The chair thanked the board and instructed members to access the closed-session Zoom link that was emailed to them before moving into the closed session. No further details about the personnel matter were provided in the public portion of the transcript.

Why it matters: Governing boards commonly use closed sessions to discuss personnel matters that are exempt from public disclosure by law. The transcript records the statutory citation only as a sequence of numbers and letters ('6 10 0 2 1, 3 13 RS mode'), and the board did not elaborate on the subject during the public session.

What happened next: The board entered the closed session; the public transcript ends with the instruction to use the emailed Zoom link. The transcript contains no further public discussion or outcomes about the personnel matter.