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Chico ISD board holds closed session under Texas Government Code on property, personnel, contracts and legal advice
Summary
The board convened in closed session from 6:14 to 7:32 p.m. citing multiple Texas Government Code provisions for attorney consultation, real property, personnel, donations, security, student privacy and other items.
At the May 6 meeting the Chico ISD Board of Trustees announced it would recess into a closed meeting at 6:14 p.m. and reconvene at 7:32 p.m. The board cited multiple provisions of the Texas Government Code as the legal basis for the closed session.
The agenda listed the following closed-session authorities: Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (private consultation with the board’s attorney); 551.072 (discussion of purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property); 551.073 (discussion of negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations); 551.074 (discussion of personnel matters, including superintendent applicants and contract); 551.075 (conference relating to potential investments); 551.076 (security personnel/devices); 551.082 and 551.0821 (discipline or student-related matters with personally identifiable information); and 551.083 and 551.084 (consultation about employee group standards and excluding witnesses from a hearing).
The board announced it ended the closed meeting at 7:32 p.m. in open session. The minutes record the statutory citations and the session times but do not disclose the discussion details that occurred in closed session. According to the agenda, personnel-related items included discussion of superintendent applicants and the superintendent contract.
