A closed session is the part of a board meeting held in private, allowed for certain topics.
In Leander. Texas law lists the topics, such as lawyers, land, staff and security; any vote must happen in public.1
Everyday comparison. It is like a family talk behind a closed door, with the decision announced after.
Related terms: consent agenda. Read more: board of trustees.
Footnotes
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Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code chapter 551, subchapter D. ↩