Petition Text: 21594-GJ-821-D

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Amend ¶ 821:

In the spirit of openness...shall be open to news media, both church and public. Portions of a particular meeting may be closed for consideration of certain specific subjects, if such a closed session is authorized by an affirmative public vote of at least three-fourths of the voting majority vote of duly selected members present when the vote is taken in public session and entered in the minutes. The vote shall be taken in public session and recorded in the minutes. Documents distributed in open meetings shall be considered public.

Great restraint should be used in closing meetings; closed sessions should be used as seldom as possible. Subjects which may be considered in closed session are limited to considerations of sale or purchase of real property real estate matters, negotiations when general knowledge could be harmful to the negotiation process, personnel matters, issues related to the accreditation or approval of institutions, discussions related to civil litigation or collective bargaining,...

A report on the results of a closed session is to shall be made immediately...

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Petition Text: 21594-GJ-821-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference