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Decatur council keeps closed‑meeting minutes confidential after contested vote
Summary
Council adopted a resolution to maintain confidentiality of closed‑meeting minutes despite a dissenting councilman who urged releasing minutes already disclosed elsewhere; the resolution passed 6–1 with Councilman Horn voting no.
The council voted to approve and determine the need for confidentiality of minutes from closed meetings, concluding that the minutes should remain confidential. Councilman Horn objected and said he would vote no, arguing that some content previously disclosed publicly should be released.
"On multiple occasions an elected member of the public body disclosed confidential information that was related to the content of closed meetings of the council," Horn said, urging release of minutes that had already been publicly disclosed. The majority disagreed and adopted the resolution by a 6–1 roll call vote.
The resolution determines which closed‑session minutes remain confidential; no additional minutes were released during the meeting.
