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Oelrichs School Board holds executive session to consult legal counsel
Summary
At a Dec. 10 special meeting, the Oelrichs School District 23-3 Board approved its agenda, entered an executive session to consult legal counsel under SDCL 1-25-2.3, and adjourned; the session ran from 5:08 p.m. to 5:53 p.m.
The Board of Education of Oelrichs School District 23-3 met in special session on Dec. 10, 2025, in the Superintendent's Conference Room and approved the proposed agenda before moving into an executive session to consult legal counsel under SDCL 1-25-2.3. The board recessed into closed session at 5:08 p.m. and returned to open session at 5:53 p.m.
During roll call the minutes list John Cope, Katie Merdanian, Marty Schommer and Lance Tlustos as present, with Dave Osmotherly absent; Attorney Mike Hickey was noted as present. A motion to approve the proposed agenda was made by Marty Schommer and seconded by Katie Merdanian; the record states the motion carried. Public participation was recorded as none.
A subsequent motion by Lance Tlustos, seconded by Marty Schommer, moved the board into executive session “to consult legal counsel pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2.3.” The minutes show the board entered executive session at 5:08 p.m. and resumed open meeting status at 5:53 p.m.; the minutes do not disclose the subject matter discussed during the closed session, consistent with the statute cited.
The meeting concluded with a motion by Lance Tlustos, seconded by Katie Merdanian, to adjourn at 5:54 p.m.; the motion carried.
The minutes do not include roll-call vote tallies for the recorded motions nor details of the executive-session discussion.
