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Policy lists statutory grounds for executive sessions including personnel, negotiations and student discipline
Summary
The policy enumerates specific statutory bases for closed meetings under 25 O.S. §307, including personnel matters, negotiations, property appraisal, attorney consultations, student disciplinary hearings, and other confidentiality-protected topics.
The Union City policy explicitly lists the statutory grounds that qualify the board to meet in executive session. It states: "The board may enter into executive session for any of the following reasons:" and then enumerates the specific bases tied to subsections of 25 O.S. §307.
Among the named categories are employment and personnel matters — including hiring, promotion, discipline, and appointment to fill a board vacancy pursuant to 70 O.S. §5-118 — collective bargaining negotiations, purchase or appraisal of real property, confidential communications with the board's attorney about pending investigations or litigation, and hearings regarding student suspension or expulsion when requested by the student or their representative. The policy also identifies discussion of specific handicapped children and other confidentiality-protected matters under state or federal law as eligible topics.
By tying each item to a statutory subsection (for example, "25 O.S. §307 (B) (1)" for personnel matters), the policy makes explicit which legal authorities the board relies on when it closes portions of its meetings.
