SF 2838

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public meetings; authorizing public 
  1.3             meetings to be closed under certain circumstances to 
  1.4             discuss security issues; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.5             2000, section 13D.05, subdivision 3. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13D.05, 
  1.8   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 3.  [WHAT MEETINGS MAY BE CLOSED.] (a) A public body 
  1.10  may close a meeting to evaluate the performance of an individual 
  1.11  who is subject to its authority.  The public body shall identify 
  1.12  the individual to be evaluated prior to closing a meeting.  At 
  1.13  its next open meeting, the public body shall summarize its 
  1.14  conclusions regarding the evaluation.  A meeting must be open at 
  1.15  the request of the individual who is the subject of the meeting. 
  1.16     (b) Meetings may be closed if the closure is expressly 
  1.17  authorized by statute or permitted by the attorney-client 
  1.18  privilege. 
  1.19     (c) Meetings may be closed to receive security briefings 
  1.20  and reports and to discuss issues related to security systems, 
  1.21  emergency response procedures, and security deficiencies in 
  1.22  public services, infrastructure, and facilities.  Financial 
  1.23  issues related to security matters and all related financial 
  1.24  decisions must be discussed at an open meeting.  A meeting 
  1.25  closed under this paragraph must be tape recorded at the expense 
  2.1   of the public body.  The recording must be preserved for at 
  2.2   least two years after the date of the closed meeting.