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Board held executive-session interviews for Seat #1; no votes taken while closed
Summary
The Newcastle Board cited Oklahoma statutes when entering executive session at 2:07 PM to interview two candidates for Seat #1; the minutes record interviews and explicitly state no votes took place during the closed session.
At the June 13 special meeting the Newcastle Board of Education moved into an executive session at 2:07 PM, citing 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1) and 70 O.S. § 5-118 as the legal basis for a closed meeting to discuss appointment and interview candidates for Seat #1. The motion to convene executive session was made by Jeff Dingee and seconded by Jeremy Gilbertson and passed on a recorded roll call of 4-0.
The minutes state Candidate #1 was interviewed from 2:15 to 2:45 PM and Candidate #2 from 2:46 to 3:20 PM. The board returned to open session at 3:40 PM and the record explicitly notes that "No votes were taken" during the executive session. After returning to open session the board moved forward with a public vote to appoint Ron Lock to the vacancy.
The meeting record does not include interview content, evaluations, or reasons for selection in open minutes. The transcript notes only the timing of interviews, the statutory citation for the executive session, and that the appointment vote occurred in open session after the interviews.
