What are the procedures for conducting a “closed” meeting of the city council or city commission?
The general requirement that all public meetings shall be open to the public does not apply to certain categories of meetings. KRS 61.810 exempts 12 categories of meetings from the Open Meetings Act. If an exception to the Open Meetings Act applies, the public agency may go into closed (executive) session to conduct the meeting as long as it follows the required procedure. KRS 61.815 establishes requirements, which must be met as a condition for conducting closed sessions. The requirements apply only when the executive session involves: • Deliberations on the future acquisition of real property; OR • Discussions or hearings concerning the appointment, discipline or dismissal of an individual employee or member of the agency. When a public agency desires to go into closed session for these reasons, it must: 1. Give notice in an open meeting of the general nature of the business to be discussed in the closed session, the reason for conducting the closed session, and the specific provisio
