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Commissioners vote to enter executive session to discuss litigation, personnel and property
Summary
The board moved into executive session after staff read statutory bases for closed deliberations on pending or potential litigation, personnel matters and property negotiations; Commissioner Tins moved the session, Commissioner Wright seconded and the board proceeded behind closed doors.
At the Nov. 25 Seagrant and Board of Commissioners workshop, meeting staff read the statutory bases for a closed executive session and the board voted to proceed into that session.
The clerk recited statutory citations as recorded in the transcript (verbatim): OCGA section 51421 for consultation on pending and potential litigation; OCGA section 5143b2 for personnel actions including appointment, employment or disciplinary matters; and OCJ section 50143B1B for authorizing negotiations to purchase, dispose of or lease property. The transcript citations appear garbled and do not match standard statutory citation formatting; the article reflects the text as read during the meeting rather than an external legal lookup.
Commissioner Tins moved to enter executive session and Commissioner Wright seconded; the chair instructed those not joining the closed session to move to the rear and the board proceeded into executive session. The transcript indicates the board then transitioned to closed-door deliberations; no substantive details of the executive session were disclosed in the public record.
Later in the meeting a motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the chair closed the public portion of the workshop with Thanksgiving wishes.
The meeting record provided here notes only the motion, the second, and the stated statutory bases as read in the public record; it does not contain details of the matters discussed in executive session.
