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Sand Lake board moves into closed session, directs HR to review employee policies
Summary
At a Jan. 13 special meeting, the Village of Sand Lake board voted to enter a closed session to consult with the village attorney under MCL 15.268(1)(h) and approved a motion directing human resources to review all employee policies, job descriptions and employee agreements.
The Village of Sand Lake board voted to enter a closed session and later approved a motion directing human resources to review all employee policies, job descriptions and employee agreements at a special meeting on Jan. 13, 2025.
President Mollie Doerr called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The minutes record that Camilleri moved to approve the meeting agenda with Wright supporting; the minutes state "All yes, motion carried." The board then opened a brief public-comment period at 5:01 p.m.; no speakers or comments are recorded in the minutes.
Under new business the board announced a closed/executive session to consult with the village attorney about a written legal opinion, citing MCL 15.268(1)(h) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act as the legal basis for the session. Camilleri moved that the council enter the closed session and Wright seconded. The minutes record the roll-call vote as: Camilleri, yes; Christensen, absent; Doerr, yes; Helton, yes; Latham, yes; Merritt, absent; Wright, yes. The motion carried and the board proceeded into closed session.
After the closed session, Helton moved and Wright supported a motion "for HR to review all employee policies, job descriptions, and employee agreements." The minutes record the motion as approved with the notation "All in favor." Individual votes for that motion are not listed in the minutes.
A second public-comment period was opened at 6:03 p.m. and closed at 6:04 p.m.; again, no speakers are recorded. Board members had no comments, and the special meeting was adjourned at 6:07 p.m. The minutes are signed by Mollie Doerr, President, and Kim Latham, Village Council Member; signature dates are blank in the supplied minutes.
The minutes do not record any public testimony, substantive debate on the legal opinion or the HR directive, or detailed vote tallies for the HR motion beyond the "All in favor" notation. The closed session was taken pursuant to the cited statute; no additional action items or follow-up deadlines for the HR review are listed in the minutes.
