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Houston council moves into closed session citing legal, real-estate, personnel and contract matters
Summary
At the Aug. 18 meeting the Houston City Council voted to adjourn the public session and enter executive session under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.021 subsections (1), (2), (3) and (12) to discuss legal, real estate, personnel and contract matters; the meeting later adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
The Houston City Council on Aug. 18 voted to adjourn the public portion of its meeting at 6:07 p.m. and move into a closed executive session under Missouri Revised Statutes Section 610.021 subsections (1) (legal), (2) (real estate), (3) (hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting) and (12) (contracts). Alderwoman Ann Tottingham made the motion to adjourn and enter executive session, and Alderman Fred Stottlemyre seconded; the motion carried with five yes votes and one absence.
The minutes record the council leaving the public meeting for executive session and later adjourning at 7:22 p.m. The minutes do not record the substance of the closed session discussion or any votes taken there; the cited statute permits closed deliberation on the listed topics. The minutes include attestation by City Clerk Barbara Rodgers and signature by Mayor Samuel Kelley.
Because the minutes do not summarize the executive-session deliberations, there is no public account in the record of decisions or directives made during that session. Any actions requiring public disclosure or formal vote would be subject to further minutes or public notice if and when they are taken in open session.
