Cole County Commission votes to enter closed session under Missouri statute to discuss personnel and security

During the Dec. 31 meeting the Cole County Commission voted to enter a closed session pursuant to Missouri Revised Statutes section 610.021 to consider personnel matters and a security-related issue.

Speaker 4 moved to go into closed session citing section 610.021 and named subsections 13 (personnel) and 19 (security). Speaker 6 seconded, and several commissioners responded affirmatively when asked to confirm attendance and protocol. The transcript records the motion and the statutory citation explicitly: "pursuant to 610.021 of the revised statutes of Missouri" and lists the subsections to be discussed.

The commission proceeded with the standard meeting protocol to verify attendees before adjourning to closed session; the public record in the transcript ends at the motion and verbal confirmations. No substantive personnel or security details were disclosed in open session.