Special executive session called; meeting recessed under charter confidentiality clause

A governing body convened a special executive session on May 26, 2026, and voted to recess into a closed executive session for matters the Chair described as "required to be kept confidential by federal law or regulations or state statutes, charter section 2.101 e." The Chair asked for a motion and a second before the roll call vote.

The motion drew a verbal "So moved" and "Second" and staff member Dee conducted the roll call. Dee recorded affirmative responses from Vice President Catone, Miss Vermillion, Mister Betts, President Cole and Miss Russell; Miss Parker Jones had been noted as late, and Mister Teeter did not register an affirmative response in the transcript. The motion to recess was therefore approved by the recorded affirmative votes.

The Chair framed the purpose for moving into closed session by citing confidentiality requirements: "I would entertain a motion and a second to recess to executive session for matters pertaining required to be kept confidential by federal law or regulations or state statutes, charter section 2.101 e." Following the motion, the Chair asked staff to run the roll: "Dee, would you please call the roll?"

The transcript records only these procedural steps — the motion, the second, the roll call and a brief technical comment about an audio echo — and does not include the content of the executive session. Because the Chair invoked statutory and charter-based confidentiality, the substantive discussion and any materials considered in the closed session are not part of the public transcript.

The meeting recessed into executive session after the roll call; no further public action or discussion is recorded in the available transcript.