BOT Work Session Request

Board of Trustees Work Session Application

The following criteria extracts come from the Board of Trustees Procedure Code.

SECTION DEFINITIONS 1.04 (11) "Executive session" means a gathering of the Board from which the public and non- essential staff are excluded and no official actions are taken. Executive session applies to confidential matters including, but not limited to anticipated legal disputes, pending litigation, settlements, attorney client privileged communications, confidential personnel matters, matters subject to non-disclosure protections, sensitive financial details proprietary to the CTUIR or its entities.

SECTION 2.05. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. Whenever necessary, in the judgment of the majority of the Board of Trustees, to protect the confidentiality of sensitive information, the Board shall hold private deliberations known as executive sessions. Members of the public, including members of the General Council, are prohibited from attending executive sessions. Staff may only attend if: (1) as a consequence of their job duties they have specialized information concerning the matter being discussed, and (2) they receive permission from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Because of the unique nature of the attorney-client relationship, at least one Tribal Attorney shall attend executive sessions, except when specifically excluded by the Chairman of the Board. Regular and special Board meetings may not be conducted as executive sessions, although the Board may temporarily recess a meeting in order to conduct an executive session.