Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Executive Session Personnel topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Clark County commissioners convene, enter executive session for personnel under SDCL 1-25-2(1)
Summary
At a July 2 special session, the Clark County Board of Commissioners approved the day's agenda and moved into an executive session at 8:02 a.m. to discuss personnel matters under SDCL 1-25-2(1); the closed session ended at 8:46 a.m.
Chairman Sara Gjerde called the Clark County Board of Commissioners to order at 8:00 a.m. on July 2, 2026, in the Commissioner Room of the Clark County Courthouse. The record lists Commissioners Sara Gjerde, Chris Sass, Francis Hass, David Spieker and Terry Schlagel as present, and Christine Tarbox as county auditor.
Commissioner Terry Schlagel moved, and Commissioner David Spieker seconded, "to enter into executive session at 8:02 a.m. for personnel issues according to SDCL 1-25-2 (1)." The board declared itself out of the executive session at 8:46 a.m. The minutes record no further details about the subject matter discussed in the closed session; state law cited (SDCL 1-25-2(1)) authorizes private executive sessions for personnel matters.
The special session also included routine business: Commissioner David Spieker moved to approve the July 2 agenda, seconded by Commissioner Chris Sass; the motion carried with all voting aye. The meeting record shows no community comments. The board adjourned at 8:48 a.m. and scheduled its next regular meeting for Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.
Because the transcript records only the board's motion to enter closed session and the time in/out, there are no verbatim disclosures of the personnel matters discussed. The minutes do not identify any votes, hires, terminations or other formal actions taken during the executive session.
