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Executive Session, pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2.1, for the purpose of discussing the qualifications, competence, performance, character or fitness of any public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee. The term, employee, does not include any independent contractor.
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SDCL 1-25-2. Executive or closed meetings--Purposes--Authorization--Violation as misdemeanor. Executive or closed meetings may be held for the sole purposes of:
1) Discussing the qualifications, competence, performance, character or fitness of any public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee. The term, employee, does not include any independent contractor;
2) Discussing the expulsion, suspension, discipline, assignment of or the educational program of a student or the eligibility of a student to participate in interscholastic activities provided by the South Dakota High School Activities Association;
3) Consulting with legal counsel or reviewing communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters;
4) Preparing for contract negotiations or negotiating with employees or employee representatives;
5) Discussing marketing or pricing strategies by a board or commission of a business owned by the state or any of its political subdivisions, when public discussion may be harmful to the competitive position of the business; or
6) Discussing information pertaining to the protection of public or private property and any person on or within public or private property specific to:
a. Any vulnerability assessment or response plan intended to prevent or mitigate criminal acts;
b. Emergency management or response;
c. Public safety information that would create a substantial likelihood of endangering public safety or property, if disclosed;
d. Cyber security plans, computer, communications network schema, passwords, or user identification names;
e. Guard schedules;
f. Lock combinations;
g. Any blueprint, building plan, or...
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