closed session
noun
: a meeting or a portion of a meeting closed to all but members
The board will meet in closed session to discuss the issue.
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The settlement must first be approved by the City Council in closed session before the agreement is official.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
After returning from the closed session, council members spent significant time debating amendments related to reporting requirements, contractor transparency and addressing uncertainty over future Measure ULA revenues.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Chait on Monday promised continuity and a focus on students in brief remarks before the school board went into closed session to deal with labor negotiations and the fallout from last week’s FBI raid of of Carvalho’s home and office.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The censure resolution also stated her social media posts divulged and misrepresented confidential closed session information and disparaged the superintendent and board members.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Sources said the school board reviewed the new findings in a closed session on Thursday and will be scheduling a special meeting next week to take action.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
According to its agenda this week, the water authority board held a closed session to discuss the terms and price of sales to the city of Burbank, the Eastern Municipal Water District, Three Valleys Municipal Water District and the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will meet in a closed session on Thursday to discuss the superintendent, a day after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district's headquarters.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Brant said the board twice moved into closed session that excluded her and the county attorney.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
After returning from the closed session, council members spent significant time debating amendments related to reporting requirements, contractor transparency and addressing uncertainty over future Measure ULA revenues.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Chait on Monday promised continuity and a focus on students in brief remarks before the school board went into closed session to deal with labor negotiations and the fallout from last week’s FBI raid of of Carvalho’s home and office.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The censure resolution also stated her social media posts divulged and misrepresented confidential closed session information and disparaged the superintendent and board members.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Sources said the school board reviewed the new findings in a closed session on Thursday and will be scheduling a special meeting next week to take action.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
According to its agenda this week, the water authority board held a closed session to discuss the terms and price of sales to the city of Burbank, the Eastern Municipal Water District, Three Valleys Municipal Water District and the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will meet in a closed session on Thursday to discuss the superintendent, a day after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district's headquarters.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Brant said the board twice moved into closed session that excluded her and the county attorney.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Closed session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed%20session. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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