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McFarland school board votes to enter closed session over certified personnel complaint
Summary
The McFarland School District board voted 5-0 to go into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g) to consult with legal counsel about litigation strategy and consider a certified staff personnel complaint; the board reconvened later the same evening.
The board chair moved that the McFarland School District board go into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel about strategy related to litigation and to consider confidential personnel histories and a certified staff personnel complaint. "Motion for closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g)," the chair read aloud when presenting the motion.
After a motion was made and a second announced, the chair called roll: Chapman, Huey, Howery, Fisher and Fessler were recorded present. The chair announced the motion passed and said, "We are in closed session at 6:17," recording the vote as 5-0.
The chair identified the legal basis for the closed session as state statute, describing the topics to include attorney advice and personnel matters tied to a certified complaint; beyond the motion text, the board did not discuss details on the public record. The meeting later reconvened; the chair said the group would resume the open meeting at 7:21.
The board did not provide additional public details about the personnel matter during the open record. The board’s formal action was limited to approving entry into closed session under the cited statute; no formal public action on the personnel matter was recorded in the transcript.
