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Westchester SD 92-5 board moves to closed session to discuss personnel and litigation
Summary
The board approved a motion to retire into closed session to discuss personnel matters, threatened or pending litigation, collective bargaining and student disciplinary matters; the motion was carried on a roll-call vote and the statutory bases for the closed session were read into the record.
The Westchester SD 92-5 Board of Education voted on June 18 to retire into closed session to discuss specified statutory topics: appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees; pending or probable litigation; collective bargaining; salary schedules; student disciplinary cases; and the semiannual review of closed-session minutes.
The motion to move into closed session was moved by Cynthia and seconded by Rose; the chair called a roll-call vote and the motion carried. The board read the statutory language that establishes the legal bases for the closed session.
Why it matters: closed sessions suspend public deliberations to allow the board to discuss personnel and legal matters that are statutorily exempt from open-meeting disclosure. The board recorded its action to enter closed session on the meeting minutes.
Next steps: the board and staff will address the stated items in closed session and will report any formal public actions in subsequent open minutes as required by law.
