Policy: BEC
Non-Public Session
The Lyme School Board reserves the right to sit in non-public
session closed to the public and media when a majority of
the members present and voting so vote. As required by law,
the motion calling for a non-public session will indicate
the nature of the items to be discussed.
The Board may entertain a motion to hold a non-public session
only for those purposes which the law recognizes. For the
list of reasons permitted by law, see RSA 91-A:3 I & II.
No official, final action may be taken by the Board at a non-public
session except as allowed by RSA 91-A:3. In order to act upon
most items considered at a non-public session, the Board will
convene or reconvene in open session. That such meeting was,
or will be held, will be recorded in the minutes of the preceding
or subsequent open session of the Board. Minutes of the proceedings
in non-public sessions shall be kept, at least to the extent
of any decisions made therein. Decisions must be publicly
disclosed within 72 hours of the meeting, unless 2/3 of the
members present vote to seal the minutes, either because release
of the information would adversely affect the reputation of
any person other than a member of the Board itself, or because
release of the information would or could render the proposed
action ineffective. Board members and any persons attending
a non-public session are duty-bound not to disclose any details
of the discussion held.
The Superintendent or his designated representative may attend
all non-public sessions except those which pertain to the
Superintendent's employment.
The Board may reserve part of the non-public session for an
exclusive meeting attended by Board members and the administration
only.
ADOPTED: 9 June 1988
REVISED: 12 November 1998
Statutory Reference:
RSA 91-A:3 (non-public sessions)
