**I&nasab& lppold**  Htelan

**County Attaney**  I!oekloy

County Lwanand, Texas

Dmu air.?hel8nI OpinionHo. M- 761

Re: whether #drool trustou may l~WfUll)l

votr cm **hiring** or firing tuchmr8 **in an**  **eamcutivo** nm8ion undu **pzwkianm OS**  ArtioN ezs247, vrnoll'o civil statut88.
You h8V@ 8dViwd u* the on M8tah 5, 11970, tba ouadawn Indepmndmnt8ob001 Di@t*iat held II n@otiag of t& 8-l truotm.9,and that foLlowing tbo ragukr mating, WhiaL UM opan to tt+ publia, tba truatwa met k aa %a8artive m.o8ia1,- uhiah wu domed 

### to the mblio.Section 2(a) **of** Article 6252-17

### prwidos certain



### l xceptionmto the applicationof **the** Act in the following language

I
"foe. 2. (a) Tha prwiaiona of thie Act do **not apply**  to that portion of a meating or seasloo of a gwernmsntal body while the gwernrrwantal **body** is actually ongaged inr (1) doliborationato conmidor tha appointsant, aaploymnt, or dismissal of a public **officer oa**  rgloyoo or to **hear** complaint6or chargu brought 8q8inmt **such** 

### offiaeror employoa,v

(2) dolibor8tion~

pertainingto th8 acqui8ition 

### of 8dditioru1rul prop8rtyr or (3) dOlihrr8tiOn8on IYttWa 

### l **ffOCting WCBXity.**  **’** (Bm#8rim 8ddsd.) Cle8rly 

### the Legi8lature **had** 8 plrpo80,inproviding thaw exwptions. **We think**  **that** 

### purpo8e was to p&mit 

### 8 **gwern** unt81 body to conduct to ita logic81 conclumion,aut of the public vial, the type **of** businams coming **undu** the 

### l xoeptions. The tirm *deliberationa," am umed in the open nwutinp rtatuta, in connection **with the**  term "meeting"wy k con8tru.d to moan both dolibaration

### 8nd voting action -8rn dual coxponont# **of** tha collectivedocimion-making**procew. ”**  **k@-=MLUhi&d V.**  -CL;)YLPfo 

### CO. Rd. Of 6 **&,f&iyF%l**

. Reptr. 480, 465 (Cal. Ct. **of** App. 1968).

In thin connectionnote **the** follwing rtatoment in 53 Toxar Jurirprudence26, St&tuteB, Saction 126, paga 187:

"An importantrule to **be observed**  in **8tatw** tory intorpratationia that an act should bo giv8n
l fair, ration81,reasonable,and seneibl;*con

### l tructfon, conridsringits lsnguage **and** eubject m8tter, and with a view to accompliehing**the** 

### 18gialative intent **and purpose.**  **”**

**-3720..**BonorebiaE&&.9 !??%Ja;:,, page **3 (M-761)** 

Ue think it would ti unreaaon8bleto allow a bw to daliberataon a matter involvingsecurity in 8 closedmeeting, 8nd then require that it be brought out to an open meting lrnd **voted** on. All mea&lance**of** securitywould ba **dutroyd.** 

### In the saae **renrm,** it 

### wouldha pointless to permit **8 bo8rd**  **to** conaidez **tha** acquisition**of** reB1 property in a closed ameting, and **then** rsquire that it be brought 

### before**an open**  meting 

### Fa a vote. The confidential elmnt a0 often **iMenti81** in this **type** of tr8ns8ctiaa8nd kept fran the publia would ceaee to 

### exiet. .' We think it jurt **8#** unlikely **th8t.the** &@@;28tUr8 intended

### to permit 8 

### baud to deliberate **on** the cOntr8afof 8 public **officu** M employee in clued **muion,** uhm $9~ perraa **8ffaCtbd h8p**  not requested 8 

### pubZic hearing, end thsn nqui8-e that the be&d **VOW** in 8 public metAq.. ff th8 prbli8 U'CO,, be.deprived 

### of the confidential

### informtioq upon

## vhiehthe gWU-t8l OffiCerBV&O, th8y 8Z@ 

## in ll0 -itim **t0** e.8 judgmentof the wirdom **of** the **vote by**  **the OffiberS.**  **Came** puently,m must aonatrue the l t8tute in 8 **m88an8b&o 8nd**  pr8Utiolrf

a18nna **8nd** 

### h8ve concluded **th8t the**  **L8gi8%8tur@** 

### in**tondod th8t**  **the** three exceptionaprovided in Seotia, **z(8)** wul, **to** be 

### bud, voted upon, and concluded lb **the** 

### al- **Oa88iOn,** prwided **th8t** is 

### the will **of** the gwernment81 bady.



### If, **howove, 8**  **tS8chmr WhOSO**  **COM?8Ct MS**  

### t0 **k 8&d**  upon 8t the meting did request a public hewing, **then** to tb8 extent th8t th8t teacher **‘ 8**  **COptr8Ct W8B**  **dekiba8#d UpUIt**  **Q(r** 

### votedupar in an 

### executive mesolon 

### the exception providedLn boctionl(r)warn

### inoprative 8nd **such** disau8SiOKa **or vote**  **WOklid ’**  have **to** be **in** 8n **open mooting**  **and t&U8**  **f8fhrO to**  **do 80**  **would** 

### be in **violatiaa** 

### of hrtialo 

### 625247.

A bOud ofl

ahool **trUBtm.8 ~18y**  **dOLim8t8** in a closed l

aaaion on whether to **offor a**  **oants8at to**  **8 te8chu**  8nd m8y **al80** vote **on tin**  **mat*** in aloeed l

08BioSI,

**p0!Wid@d** the meher OonWEMd h8 not 

### reguuted a publia hO8ring. 

### Article625247, V.C.I.,deem net **toquire that**  **the** vote he **taken .in**  **8** publicmeting 

### undar 8uah airaumt8aeU.

**-3721-**

### A Ward of schooltruuteer 

### fnay not 

### deliber8te upon im vote upon 

### the queatiom of offering 8 

### tuahu a contx8ct

while in a clomd 

### 888818nif tb8t 

### tM&kX hM rOf&U8tOd 8 

### pblic hUrily.

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### -1 h88irt8nt ALFRm#UIIUGR Executive

**Aarimtant**
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