County commissioners vote to enter executive session for personnel evaluation under K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1)

County commissioners unanimously voted to recess their open meeting and convene an executive session at 3:20 p.m. to conduct an evaluation and discuss matters pertaining to non-elected personnel under K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1). The motion specified a one-hour session and that the board would reconvene in open session at 4:20 p.m.

The motion, introduced by Commissioner Hanslick (transcribed once as “Hansler”), said, "I move the board recess its open meeting and convene an executive session at 03:20PM for a total period of 1 hour for the purpose under K.S.A. 75 43 19 b 1 to conduct an evaluation and discuss matters pertaining to the board's non elected personnel and to protect the employee's privacy and to reconvene in open session in this room at 04:20PM." The motion was seconded by Commissioner Alan Brand (transcribed in one line as “Allen Brandt”). The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members recorded as voting in favor: Commissioners Fast, Myers, Brewer, Hanslick, Ashcraft, Alan Brand and Chairman Kelly.

The motion noted the county manager would be present for a portion of the executive session. The board had earlier returned to the public record at about 3:05 p.m. after a prior executive session and took a 10-minute recess before the later motion to re-enter executive session. No substantive personnel action was taken in open session at the time of the roll call; the vote authorized only the recess and confidential executive deliberation permitted by state statute.

The board followed the statutory procedure specified in K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1), which allows elected bodies to meet in executive session to discuss matters relating to non-elected personnel evaluations and to protect employee privacy. The meeting record shows the board planned to reconvene in open session at 4:20 p.m., at which time any formal actions required by statute would be recorded.