Section (9000) ByLaws
Policy Name Executive Sessions
Policy Number 9322
Date Approved 10/10/1989
Date Revised 05/12/2003
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Policy

The public may be excluded from meetings of the board of education, which are declared to be executive sessions. Executive sessions may be scheduled by agenda upon a two-thirds vote of the members present at a public meeting for only one or more of the following reasons, and may not be held for any other reason:

1) Discussion concerning the appointment, employment, performance, evaluation, health or dismissal of a public officer or employee, provided that such individual may require that discussion be held at an open meeting.

2) Strategy and negotiations with respect to pending claims or pending litigation to which the board, or member thereof because of his/her conduct as a member of the board, is a party until such litigation or claim has been fully adjudicated or otherwise settled.

3) Matters concerning security strategy or the deployment of security personnel, or devices affecting public security.

4) Discussion of the selection of a site or the lease, sale or purchase of real estate by a political subdivision of the state when publicity regarding such site, lease, sale, purchase or construction would cause a likelihood of increased price until such time as all of the property has been acquired or all proceedings or transactions concerning same have been terminated or abandoned.

5) Discussion of any matter, which would result in the disclosure of public records or the information contained therein described in subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(cf. 1331 - Smoking in School Facilities)

Legal Reference: Connecticut General Statutes

1-200 Definitions

1-210 Access to public records

1-225m Meetings of government agencies to be public

1-226 Recording, broadcasting or photographing meetings

19a-342 Smoking prohibited in certain places

1-206 Denial of access to public records or meetings

1-231 Executive sessions