The Pelham City Schools Board of Education voted during the May meeting to adjourn to an executive session to consult with legal counsel on matters concerning real estate and pending legal issues.

Board leadership stated the open meetings law requires a recorded roll-call vote before entering an executive session and that the board may only enter the session upon a favorable majority vote. A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded; the roll call recorded affirmative votes and the board adjourned the public meeting with the expectation the executive session would last about an hour. The president stated the board would not reconvene for additional public action that night.

The motion and roll call were recorded in the meeting minutes. The transcript does not include details of the matters to be discussed in executive session because those items were moved to a closed session consistent with the board’s stated reason (real estate or pending litigation/counsel consultation).