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McDonald County commissioners unanimously move into and out of executive session under state statute
Summary
On March 23, 2026, the McDonald County Commission voted to enter an executive session under RSMo Section 610.021-610.022 and returned to open session 11 minutes later; both motions passed unanimously.
The McDonald County Commission voted March 23 to enter an executive session under the authority of RSMo Section 610.021-610.022, citing RsMo 610.021.3. Eastern Commissioner Jamey Cope moved to go into executive session at 8:26 a.m.; Presiding Commissioner Bryan Hall seconded, and all three commissioners voted in favor.
The commission recorded that it moved into executive session and then returned to open session at 8:37 a.m. Western Commissioner Rick Lett moved to close the executive session and return to open session; Commissioner Cope seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
The minutes name the statutory authority used to justify the closed meeting but do not record the executive-session discussion or any formal action taken during it. The clerk’s file lists the meeting minutes as approved on March 25, 2026, and the minutes were signed by J.S. (Jamey Cope), Bryan Hall, and Rick Lett.
