Panel votes to enter closed session citing Iowa Code 21.5 for personnel evaluation

Feb 27, 2025

The chair introduced agenda item 5 and read the statutory basis under Iowa Code 21.5 for a closed session to evaluate an individual’s professional competency at the individual’s request; the body moved and approved entering closed session.

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The chair introduced agenda item 5 as a possible motion to go into a closed session under Iowa Code 21.5, citing the statutory authority to "evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered" and noting the closed session was requested by the individual.

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