Union County chair moves to enter executive session to discuss safety and security measures

The chair of the Union County board moved the board to enter an executive session to discuss "safety security measures," saying, "So I make a motion that we go into executive session to discuss safety security measures." The meeting opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a staff-led roll call.

Stephanie conducted the roll call after the chair requested it. The roll-call sequence included calls for Mister Harville, Mister Pitts, Mister Miller, Mister Gerstein and Mister Gould; the transcript records members answering during the roll call but does not provide a full, named tally for every participant.

The transcript records the motion followed immediately by the words "I'll second it." The record does not clearly identify who offered the second. When members were polled, the transcript captures verbal responses of "Yes" from Mister Pitts and Mister Dillon; the transcript does not include a statement that the motion carried or a complete tally of votes.

The chair also noted there were no public comments before the motion was made. The minutes provided in the transcript end with the board moving toward an executive session; the transcript does not include the content of that closed session or any subsequent formal actions taken in it.