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Board holds two executive sessions under Oregon law for personnel and evaluation matters
Summary
The board held two executive sessions on Feb. 25 under ORS 192.660(2)(b) (personnel) and ORS 192.660(2)(i) (superintendent evaluation); sessions began at 11:02 and 12:11 and produced public actions upon return.
The Brookings-Harbor School District Board of Directors held two separate executive sessions on Feb. 25, using state statutory authority to discuss personnel and evaluation matters before returning to public session to take formal votes.
At 11:02 a.m., the board recessed to Executive Session No. 1 "pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(b), to consider the dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member, or individual agent who does not request an open hearing." The meeting record shows the board returned to public session at 12:09 p.m., then voted 5-0 to uphold the superintendent’s recommendation of dismissal with no public discussion.
At 12:11 p.m., the board recessed to Executive Session No. 2 under ORS 192.660(2)(i), "to review and evaluate the employment-related performance of the chief executive officer of a public body." The board returned at 12:16 p.m., and Board Chair Jay Trost read the board’s written evaluation of Superintendent Helena Chirinian before the board unanimously adopted the evaluation.
The minutes note that at 11:53 a.m. additional individuals and the superintendent were dismissed from the executive session, consistent with narrowing participation where appropriate for confidential personnel matters. Both executive sessions were cited explicitly by statute in the public record.
