closed or executive session

[Guest Don]

Are there rules or reasons that a closed or executive session to be called

[Edgar Guest]

The body that is meeting (aka "the assembly") is free to invite or exclude non-members of the body as it wishes. It doesn't have to meet in executive session to do so.

 

Meeting in executive session imposes a higher level of confidentiality (aka "secrecy") on the business conducted therein.

 

A board could exclude non-board members from its meeting without going into executive session.

 

And if the board does go into executive session, it could invite some non-board members to attend.

 

In other words, executive session is not so much about who can attend, it's more about confidentiality.

 

In (still) other words, a closed meeting is not necessarily the same thing as a meeting held in executive session.

[jstackpo]

And a word or two (or 16 more):  the reasons for going into ExecSess are whatever the members want, or no reasons at all.

[George Mervosh]

The body that is meeting (aka "the assembly") is free to invite or exclude non-members of the body as it wishes. It doesn't have to meet in executive session to do so.

 

Meeting in executive session imposes a higher level of confidentiality (aka "secrecy") on the business conducted therein.

 

A board could exclude non-board members from its meeting without going into executive session.

 

And if the board does go into executive session, it could invite some non-board members to attend.

 

In other words, executive session is not so much about who can attend, it's more about confidentiality.

 

In (still) other words, a closed meeting is not necessarily the same thing as a meeting held in executive session.

 

 

Ok, but "A motion to exclude all nonmembers (except absolutely necessary staff, if any) is often referred to as a motion to "go into executive session" (see 9)."  RONR (11th ed.), p. 645

[Edgar Guest]

Ok, but "A motion to exclude all nonmembers (except absolutely necessary staff, if any) is often referred to as a motion to "go into executive session" (see 9)."  RONR (11th ed.), p. 645

 

Sure. And postponing consideration of a motion is often referred to as "tabling" the motion.

[George Mervosh]

Sure. And postponing consideration of a motion is often referred to as "tabling" the motion.

 

If you don't like the sentence you can take it up with the powers that be, but it's just simpler to embrace it and move on.

[Guest Tiffanee]

If we want to change the bylaws of our organization, should we hold an executive session?

[Richard Brown]

If we want to change the bylaws of our organization, should we hold an executive session?

Guest Tiffanee, whether to go into executive session is up to your organization, but it is my experience that amending the bylaws is not the type thing that is normally done in executive session.  Is there some reason for secrecy that we don't know about?  That is the purpose of an executive session.... to discuss something in secret.

 

In the future, it would be best if you post a new question as a new topic (thread), even if it is similar to an existing thread, so that the answers won't get confusing.