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Winfield council holds closed session to discuss police officer/SRO hire; job offer tabled pending school discussions
Summary
The council entered a closed session under Iowa Code §21.5(1)(i) to evaluate an individual for a full-time police officer/SRO position and ended the closed session without a public action; the mayor said further discussions with the school are needed and the job offer was tabled.
The Winfield City Council entered closed session at 6:33 p.m. under Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(i) to evaluate the professional competency of an individual being considered for appointment as a full-time police officer and school resource officer (SRO). The motion to enter closed session was made by David Pieart and seconded by Matt Hernandez; the vote to go into closed session was 5–0. The closed session ended at 7:00 p.m. on a motion by Jennifer Lemke, seconded by Matt Hernandez; vote 5–0.
After the closed session, Mayor Willie Bender said he wanted further discussions with the school about the SRO position; the meeting record indicates the job offer item was tabled for follow-up rather than finalized during the session.
The minutes cite Iowa Code §21.5(1)(i) as the authority for closed-session discussion; no personnel details or candidate names were recorded in the public minutes.
