North Santiam SD 29J board recesses to executive session to hear complaint about employee
August 30, 2024 | North Santiam SD 29J, School Districts, Oregon
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The North Santiam SD 29J Board of Directors approved its posted agenda and recessed into an executive session at 6 p.m. to hear complaints brought against an employee who did not request an open hearing. The chair noted one member, Mike Wagner, was absent with prior notice.
The chair opened the meeting, said "All in favor of approving the agenda as presented, please say aye," and after a motion and second announced the agenda was approved by voice vote. The transcript does not identify who moved or seconded the motion, and no roll-call tally is provided.
Explaining the next step, the chair said the board would "recess into executive session per ORS 192.660(2)(b) to hear complaints brought against an employee who does not request an open hearing." The chair repeated that "no board action may be taken in executive session," that representatives of the news media and designated staff may attend, and that audio and video would be turned off for remote viewers. The chair also instructed media not to report on or otherwise disclose deliberations from the closed session, beyond stating the general subject announced before recess.
Under Oregon law referenced by the board, ORS 192.660(2)(b) allows a public body to meet in executive session to consider complaints or charges against an individual if the individual does not request an open hearing. The board said it would return to open session and welcome the audience back after the executive session.
No substantive details of the complaint, any proposed personnel action, or further procedural steps were discussed on the public record before the board entered executive session. The meeting audio and livestream were turned off for the duration of the closed session; the board did not record a vote, motion mover, or vote tally on the public record regarding the executive session announcement.
The board's next publicly reported action will occur when it reconvenes in open session; the transcript ends as the board entered executive session.
The chair opened the meeting, said "All in favor of approving the agenda as presented, please say aye," and after a motion and second announced the agenda was approved by voice vote. The transcript does not identify who moved or seconded the motion, and no roll-call tally is provided.
Explaining the next step, the chair said the board would "recess into executive session per ORS 192.660(2)(b) to hear complaints brought against an employee who does not request an open hearing." The chair repeated that "no board action may be taken in executive session," that representatives of the news media and designated staff may attend, and that audio and video would be turned off for remote viewers. The chair also instructed media not to report on or otherwise disclose deliberations from the closed session, beyond stating the general subject announced before recess.
Under Oregon law referenced by the board, ORS 192.660(2)(b) allows a public body to meet in executive session to consider complaints or charges against an individual if the individual does not request an open hearing. The board said it would return to open session and welcome the audience back after the executive session.
No substantive details of the complaint, any proposed personnel action, or further procedural steps were discussed on the public record before the board entered executive session. The meeting audio and livestream were turned off for the duration of the closed session; the board did not record a vote, motion mover, or vote tally on the public record regarding the executive session announcement.
The board's next publicly reported action will occur when it reconvenes in open session; the transcript ends as the board entered executive session.
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