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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you, Stephanie. What I'm wondering
after reading the statute is in what section does the Hawkins
discussion fit? That isn't clear to me. Perhaps someone in the office can
point it out. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sue H.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=skalasz@ci.moscow.id.us
href="mailto:skalasz@ci.moscow.id.us">Stephanie Kalasz</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">v2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:34
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Executive
Sessions</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For those of you
who are interested, this is from the Idaho
Code:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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TITLE 67<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
CHAPTER 23<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
67-2345. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS -- WHEN AUTHORIZED. (1) Nothing
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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contained in this act shall be construed to prevent, upon a two-thirds
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(2/3) vote recorded in the minutes of the meeting by individual vote,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
a governing body of a public agency from holding an executive session
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
during any meeting, after the presiding officer has identified the
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
authorization by specific reference to one (1) or more of paragraphs
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(a) through (j) of this subsection for the holding of such executive
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
session. An executive session may be held:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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(a) To consider hiring a public officer, employee, staff member
or<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
individual agent. This paragraph does not apply to filling a
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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vacancy in an<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
elective office;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(b) To consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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to hear<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
staff<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
member or individual agent, or public school
student;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(c) To conduct deliberations concerning labor negotiations or to
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
acquire<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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an interest in real property which is not owned by a public
agency;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(d) To consider records that are exempt from disclosure as
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
provided in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
chapter 3, title 9, Idaho Code;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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(e) To consider preliminary negotiations involving matters of
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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trade or<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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commerce in which the governing body is in competition with
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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governing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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bodies in other states or nations;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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(f) To communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
discuss<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
the legal ramifications of and legal options for pending
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
litigation, or<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
controversies not yet being litigated but imminently likely to
be<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
litigated. The mere presence of legal counsel at an executive
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
session does<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
not satisfy this requirement;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(g) By the commission of pardons and parole, as provided by
law;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(h) By the sexual offender classification board, as provided by
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
chapter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
83, title 18, Idaho Code;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(i) By the custody review board of the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> department of
juvenile<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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corrections, as provided by law; or<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(j) To engage in communications with a representative of the
public<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
agency's risk manager or insurance provider to discuss the
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
adjustment of a<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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pending claim or prevention of a claim imminently likely to be
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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filed. The<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
mere presence of a representative of the public agency's risk
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Courier New" color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
manager or<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
insurance provider at an executive session does not satisfy
this<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
requirement.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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(2) Labor negotiations may be conducted in executive session if
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
either side requests closed meetings. Notwithstanding the provisions
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
of section 67-2343, Idaho Code, subsequent sessions of the
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
negotiations may continue without further public
notice.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">>
(3) No executive session may be held for the purpose of taking
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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any final action or making any final decision.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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