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Chair announces executive session on Rob Grama litigation; media instructed not to report deliberations
Summary
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners convened an executive session May 22, 2026 to discuss Rob Grama v. Josephine County. Accredited media and designated staff were allowed to attend but were told not to disclose deliberations; no decision was made during the session.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners entered an executive session on Friday, May 22, 2026 to discuss pending litigation in the matter of Rob Grama v. Josephine County, Andreas Black, case citation given in the meeting as "1Comma26DashCDDash00286DashCLORS1926602H," the Chair announced.
The announcement said that "approved accredited representatives of news media and designated staff will be allowed to attend the executive session," but added that those reporters were "specifically directed not to report or otherwise disclose any of the deliberations or anything said about these subjects during the executive session except to state the general subject of the session previously announced," the Chair said.
The Chair also told the public that "no decision had been made in executive session" and that the board would return to open session and "welcome the audience back in, into the room" at the end of the closed proceedings. The recorder and all recording devices, including cell phones, were turned off at 02:31, the Chair said.
The meeting record provided the date and start time as "Friday, 05/22/2026" at "02:30PM." The public portion of the meeting concluded with a request that accredited media identify themselves; one person responded, "Hi, Chris." The Chair then made a brief closing transition remark before the board moved into the executive session.
No votes, motions, or decisions on the litigation were recorded in the public transcript. The board’s public-facing statements limited what accredited reporters could disclose about deliberations; the board said only the general subject of the session may be reported.
