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Berrien County Committee of the Whole recesses into closed session under state statute
Summary
At its March 5 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Berrien County Board recessed into closed session under MCL 15.268(1)(h) to consider material exempt from disclosure; the motion passed on a 7-0 roll call and the board reconvened about 34 minutes later.
Chairperson R. McKinley Elliott called the Berrien County Committee of the Whole to order at 8:35 a.m. on March 5, 2026, and the board voted to recess into a closed session at 8:37 a.m. to "consider material exempt from discussion or disclosure by state or federal statute," citing MCL 15.268(1)(h). The motion to enter closed session was made by Commissioner Jim Curran, supported by Commissioner Robert Harrison, and passed on a roll call vote of seven yeas (Curran, Freehling, Harrison, Ott, Tyler, Vollrath, Elliott).
The chair indicated the meeting would not remain virtual during that period and that the public meeting would adjourn after the closed session. The board recessed at 8:37 a.m. and reconvened to open session at 9:11 a.m. The transcript records the statutory reason for the closed session but contains no substantive details about the subject matter discussed in closed session, consistent with the exemption cited. The board adjourned at 9:13 a.m.
Because the material discussed in closed session was recorded as exempt under statute, the transcript does not provide the content or outcomes of that portion of the meeting. Any follow-up disclosures will be limited to what the board is legally permitted to release or what the board votes to disclose in an open session.
