Forest Heights council reports closed session on police chief appointment; closed-session minutes approved

The Forest Heights mayor and council voted to enter a closed session at approximately 9:25 a.m. to discuss the appointment of a chief of police and to consider approval of closed-session minutes, the Clerk said.

The Clerk (first recorded speaker) told the public the closed session was held under what he read as "article subsection 3 dash 3 0 5 for reason number 1," citing personnel matters that include "appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials." He said the session’s stated topics included the chief of police appointment and closed-session minutes.

The Clerk said the closed session was attended by the mayor and council ("all members") and "Mister Clay Jackson." The Clerk reported that closed-session minutes were unanimously approved, noting a motion by Council Member Noble and a second by Council Member Kennedy, with "all in favor." The transcript contains inconsistent references to the date of those minutes: the Clerk first referenced Sept. 17, 2025 and later referred to Sept. 2, 2025; the council record provided here does not resolve that discrepancy.

No public details about the substance of the police chief discussion were disclosed in the record. The Clerk closed the session and announced the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 a.m., saying the council would meet next week.

The announcement in the record is procedural in nature: it documents that a closed session took place, lists attendees named by the Clerk, and records the outcome on the minutes and the names associated with the motion to approve those minutes.