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McDonald County Commission holds closed session under RSMo 610.021.17, reconvenes May 22
Summary
At its May 20, 2024 meeting the McDonald County Commission voted to enter a closed session under Missouri statute RSMo 610.021.17 and later voted to end the closed session; minutes record the commission will reconvene May 22, 2024.
Presiding Commissioner Bryan Hall and two fellow commissioners recorded motions authorizing a closed session during the McDonald County Commission’s May 20, 2024 meeting.
Eastern Commissioner Jamey Cope moved at 11:22 a.m. to close the open session under RSMo 610.021.17; Presiding Commissioner Bryan Hall seconded and the minutes state that all were in favor, with the motion recorded as passed. The official minutes list County Clerk Kimberly Bell and Western Commissioner Rick Lett as present as well.
At 11:28 a.m., Western Commissioner Rick Lett moved to end the closed session and return to open session; Eastern Commissioner Jamey Cope seconded and the minutes again record that all were in favor. The commission then conducted general county business as recorded in the minutes.
The written minutes state the commission adjourned and will reconvene on May 22, 2024. The minutes record signatures and a filing reference of Book PP, page 457. The published minutes do not record any formal votes on ordinances or budget items in the provided segments.
Authorities cited in the minutes include RSMo 610.021.17 (the Missouri statute authorizing certain closed sessions); the minutes do not specify the statutory subsection’s subject-matter basis for the closed session beyond the citation.
The county clerk’s certified minutes serve as the public record for the May 20 meeting; the commission’s next listed meeting date in the minutes is May 22, 2024.
