Rule 11-1-6.17 - Executive SessionThe Permit Board may recess into executive session to deliberate in accordance with the following procedure:
A. During the open meeting, a Permit Board member may move for a closed determination whether or not to declare an executive session. During the open meeting, the Permit Board must vote by a majority vote to close the meeting to determine the necessity of going into an executive session.B. If a majority of the Permit Board votes for a closed determination, the Permit Board meeting must be closed for a preliminary determination of the necessity for an executive session. During the closed meeting, the Permit Board may not conduct other business until it discusses the matter of declaring an executive session and votes, by three-fifths of the Permit Board members present, to declare an executive session.C. The vote whether or not to go into executive session will be recorded on the Permit Board's minutes.D. If the Permit Board votes to declare an executive session, the Board chairman will reopen the meeting and publicly state the reason for going into executive session.E. The Permit Board will then go into executive session to deliberate.F. The Permit Board's return to the open meeting ends the executive session.G. The Permit Board will state during the open meeting what, if any, decision it made during executive session. Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-7 (Rev. 2010).