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Albert Lea board cites Minn. Stat. § 13D.05 to meet in closed session on personnel matter
Summary
At a special July 28 meeting the Albert Lea Public School District Board voted to enter closed session at 5:03 p.m. under Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 2(b) for preliminary considerations of allegations or charges against an individual; the board returned at 6:11 p.m.
The Albert Lea Public School District Board voted 5-0 to go into closed session at 5:03 p.m. July 28, invoking Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 2(b) for "preliminary considerations of allegations or charges against an individual subject to its authority." The motion to enter closed session was made by Davy Villarreal and seconded by Neal Skaar.
The minutes record the board returned to open session at 6:11 p.m. and then approved a disciplinary resolution. The publicly available minutes do not disclose what occurred in the closed session, the identity of the individual at issue, or the alleged charges. Minn. Stat. § 13D.05 permits closed deliberations for certain personnel matters; the board’s minutes cite that specific statutory subdivision as authority for privacy.
The board’s roll call for the meeting lists five members present (Dave Klatt, Angie Hoffman, Gary Schindler, Neal Skaar and Davy Villarreal) and two absent (Mary Jo Dorman and Kim Nelson). The minutes do not include any statements from the individually named members about the closed session content.
