Kennewick School Board moves to excuse member, then recesses into executive session

At 5:30 p.m. the Kennewick School Board convened a special meeting and a member identified in the transcript as "Micah" moved to excuse a colleague identified as "Britney." The motion was followed by a roll call in which the transcript records affirmative responses from Mr. Connors, Dr. Miller, Mr. Valentine and Mr. Galbraith.

The chair then announced, "The executive session is expected to last 45 minutes. We will reconvene in this room at 06:15. We're now recessed." The chair cited RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) as the authority for moving into executive session.

The executive-session statute cited in the meeting provides the legal basis for boards to meet privately for certain matters; the transcript does not specify the subject the board intended to discuss in executive session. The motion to excuse the member and the roll call were recorded before the session began. The transcript does not include a named second to the motion, nor does it provide a full legal name or role for the member identified as "Britney."

The board recessed for the announced executive session and stated it would return to the same room at 6:15 p.m.