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Academy ISD board invoked Section 551.072 for real-property deliberations in closed session
Summary
The board’s Oct. 16, 2024 special meeting listed Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code for deliberation regarding real property (purchase, exchange, lease or value) during closed session that began at 6:02 p.m.; the minutes record no open-session actions specifying outcomes of those deliberations.
The Academy Independent School District board’s closed-session agenda on Oct. 16, 2024 included “Section 551.072 - Deliberation Regarding Real Property,” the minutes state, noting the statutory allowance to deliberate property matters that would be harmed by open discussion.
The meeting record quotes the statutory language that a governmental body may deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property in closed session when open discussion would be detrimental to the body’s negotiating position. The minutes do not record any open-session determination or vote that explicitly resolves real-property items after reconvening at 9:13 p.m.
