CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS 173

Wautoma Area School District
Approved 12/10/98

A meeting may convene in closed session to consider business of the type specified in Wisconsin
Statute 19.85(1),(2),(a) through (h).

Convening into Closed Session
1. This may be done only when the Board or committee is first properly convened in open session and only to consider matters exempt from the open meeting requirements of
Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (a) through (h). A motion carried by majority roll call vote is
required to close.
2. Before the motion is adopted, the presiding officer must announce the nature of the
business to be considered in closed session and the specific statutory subsection under
which the closed session is claimed to be authorized.
3. Only business, including final action regarding such business, which relates to the subject matter set forth in the announcement made by the presiding officer, can be considered at the closed session.
Legal Reference: Wisconsin State Statute §19.21, 19.85

Legal Reference: Wisconsin State Statute §19.85, 19.88, 65.90
Cross Reference: 171.2-Agenda Format, 182-Quorum, 811-Community Involvement in Decisionmaking