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Cedar Falls board votes to enter closed session under Iowa Code to evaluate an individual's professional competency
Summary
The board voted unanimously in a roll-call to enter closed session July 13 to evaluate the professional competency of an individual, citing Iowa Code; the board went off the air to meet in closed session and planned a subsequent work session with no action tonight.
The Cedar Falls Community School District board voted unanimously by roll call on July 13 to enter closed session to evaluate the professional competency of an individual, citing Iowa Code.
A board member (S2) moved that the board enter closed session "to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless or irreparable injury to that individual's reputation, and that individual requests a closed session," referencing Iowa Code 21.5 as the authority. The Chair (S1) seconded. The board then conducted a roll‑call vote; each director named during roll call—Director Gruber; Director Hines; Director Rogers; Director Peterson; Director Stutzman; Director Cross—was recorded as "Aye." The Chair announced the meeting would go off the air for closed session.
The Chair said the board would move from closed session into a work session to cover prior work‑session topics and that no action would be taken afterward; the meeting will reconvene in August.
Because the personnel matter was discussed in closed session, the board did not disclose further details during the public meeting.
