Board governance glossary
Executive session
Also called: closed session, in camera
Definition
Executive session is a portion of a meeting held without staff, guests, or the public so directors can discuss sensitive matters such as personnel, litigation, or audit. Public bodies are bound by open-meeting laws on when and how they may close a session. Minutes of executive session are usually kept separately and more briefly.
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A meeting can be flagged as executive session by the Chair, Secretary, Admin, or Owner through an acknowledged toggle, and the flag shows on the minutes export. Individual documents can be flagged executive session; those are hidden from the public pack link view. Whether a public body may close a session is an open-meeting-law question it does not answer.
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