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Blackford County holds executive session under Indiana statute; public minutes list only procedural actions
Summary
The Blackford County commissioners met in a closed session on July 25, 2025, citing Indiana Code §5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4); the public record lists attendees, an appointment of the auditor as secretary, and adjournment but does not disclose substantive discussion.
The Blackford County Board of Commissioners held an executive session at 12:16 p.m. on July 25, 2025, at the Blackford County Annex Building, citing Indiana Code §5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4) as the statutory basis for closing the meeting to the public. The public minutes identify Commissioners John Lancaster, Laura Coons and Dan Borgenheimer (the latter participating by phone) and list several staff or attendees by name.
The written record shows only procedural items: a motion by Commissioner Laura Coons, seconded by Commissioner Dan Borgenheimer, to appoint Auditor Lisa Simmons as session secretary (approved 3-0), and a motion to adjourn that concluded the meeting at 1:00 p.m. The minutes state that "only business pursuant to I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1 (b) (4) was discussed," and do not disclose the substantive matters that were the subject of the closed session.
The session header in the minutes lists July 24, 2025, but the body of the minutes records the meeting time and date as 12:16 p.m. on July 25, 2025; this article uses July 25, 2025, consistent with the recorded start time and the approval signature block dated Aug. 4, 2025.
