Executive session

An executive session is a term for any block within an otherwise open meeting (often of a board of directors or other deliberative assembly) in which minutes are taken separately or not at all, outsiders are not present, and the contents of the discussion are treated as confidential (see in camera). In a deliberative assembly, an executive session has come to mean that the proceedings are secret and members could be punished for violating the secrecy.[1]

Depending on the organization or governmental body involved, business that is conducted in executive session could include legal issues, discussion on contracts (such as to purchase land, or offer tax incentives to a corporation moving to an area), and personnel issues (such as hiring and firing).[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "Executive Session Defined". www.davis-stirling.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  3. ^ "The Who, When, and Why of Board Executive Sessions". www.asaecenter.org. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  4. ^ "Should the Board Hold Executive Sessions? | Blue Avocado". www.blueavocado.org. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-30.