An executive session may only be held after a majority vote of a quorum of Council determines by a roll call vote that such a session is necessary for the discussion of any of the following matters. In all these matters, R.C. § 121.22 shall be the final authority:
(A) To consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, demotion, promotion, or compensation of a public employee or other public official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee or official, unless the public employee or official is entitled to and requests a public hearing. Except as otherwise provided by law, Council may not hold an executive session for the discipline of an elected official for conduct related to the performance of his or her official duties or for removal from office;
(B) To consider the purchase of property for public purposes, or for the sale of public property at competitive bidding, if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair advantage to a person whose private interest is adverse to the general public interest. If the minutes of Council show that all meetings and deliberations have been conducted in compliance with this provision, any instrument executed by Council purporting to convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of any right, title, or interest in public property shall be exclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with this provision insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchasers, lessees, or transferees of the property is concerned;
(C) Conferences with the Village Solicitor or other attorney concerning legal disputes with the village that are the subject of pending or potential court action;
(D Preparing for, or conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation, benefits, or other terms and conditions of their employment;
(E) Matters that are required to be kept confidential by federal or state rules or statutes; and
(F) Details of security arrangements where disclosure may reveal information that could be used for the purpose of committing or avoiding prosecution for a violation of the law.
(Res. 08-45, passed 12-29-2008)