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Fenton CHSD 100 board moves into closed session to consider appointment under Illinois law
Summary
At a Jan. 14 special meeting, the Fenton Community High School District 100 Board voted to enter closed session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) to consider the selection of a person to fill a public office; the motion passed 5–0 with one member absent.
The Fenton Community High School District 100 Board of Education voted to go into closed session at 6:03 P.M. on Jan. 14, 2026, to consider a personnel matter involving the selection of a person to fill a public office. Member Mike Miller moved the action, and Member Reid Goodrich seconded it.
The motion cited the Illinois Open Meetings Act provision 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3). As recorded in the meeting minutes, the motion text included: "THE SELECTION OF A PERSON TO FILL A PUBLIC OFFICE, AS DEFINED IN THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, INCLUDING A VACANCY IN A PUBLIC OFFICE, WHEN THE PUBLIC-BODY IS GIVEN POWER TO APPOINT UNDER LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR THE DISCIPLINE, PERFORMANCE OR REMOVAL OF THE OCCUPANT OF A PUBLIC OFFICE, WHEN THE PUBLIC BODY IS GIVEN POWER TO REMOVE THE OCCUPANT UNDER LAW OR ORDINANCE." On roll call the board voted Aye: Leonel Figueroa, John Radzinski, Cary Lewis, Reid Goodrich and Mike Miller; Dr. Christopher McCullough was absent. The minutes record Motion 1 passed.
The closed-session motion indicates the board considered a selection or personnel action that is specifically enumerated under state law. The public record for this special meeting shows no public comments were made prior to the closed session. The meeting minutes do not disclose what occurred in closed session; the board later reconvened and adjourned the special meeting the same evening.
The board's minutes list Superintendent Dr. Samuel Bentsen and Executive Assistant Keren Vasilikos as present at the meeting. No further details regarding the appointment, discipline, or personnel outcome are provided in the minutes for public release.
