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Pontiac board holds closed session for superintendent evaluation
Summary
The Pontiac City School District board met June 16 and voted to enter a closed session under Section 8(a) of the Open Meetings Act for a periodic personnel evaluation of the superintendent; the public meeting opened at 5:03 p.m. and adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
Dr. Anisha Hannah, president of the Pontiac City School District board, called a special meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Tuesday at the O'Dell Nails Administration Building. The agenda, which included recognition of elected officials and communications, was approved on a motion from Trustee G. Kevin Gross, seconded by Secretary Sha'Quana Davis-Smith; the motion carried with five ayes and no nays.
During the public session the board voted to enter a closed session at 5:05 p.m. "pursuant to Section 8(a) of the OMA" to consider a periodic personnel evaluation of an employee, recorded in the minutes as the superintendent evaluation. Trustee G. Kevin Gross moved the motion, which was supported by Jennifer Dooley and approved by the five trustees present at that time. The board's minutes identify Marcus Terry as absent for the meeting and note Trustee Tanisha Miller arrived after the meeting convened.
The minutes record that the closed session lasted until 7:05 p.m., when the board voted to reconvene the public meeting. That motion to come out of closed session was moved by Jennifer Dooley, seconded by G. Kevin Gross, and carried with six ayes. A subsequent motion to adjourn, also moved by Dooley and supported by Gross, carried and the meeting ended at 7:05 p.m.
The publicly posted minutes state the statutory basis for the closed session as Section 8(a) of the Open Meetings Act and describe the session only as a "periodic personnel evaluation of an employee." The minutes do not provide substantive details of the evaluation, any findings, or any formal public actions taken as a result of the closed session. The superintendent listed on the agenda is Dr. Kimberly Leverette; the meeting listed several cabinet members in attendance.
The board convened a short public session for procedural business and then completed the superintendent evaluation in closed session; no other public decisions or votes on policy or contracts were recorded in the minutes for this special meeting.
