Section 3 of the Right-to-Know Law defines which meetings of a public body may exclude the public and how they must be held.
I. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent these bodies or agencies from holding executive sessions but any decisions made during any executive session must be recorded and made available for public inspection promptly, and no ordinances, orders, rules, resolutions, regulations, contracts, appointments or other official actions shall be finally approved in executive session.
The conditions of this section do not apply to executive sessions of the committees of the general court.
II. Exceptions.
A body, or agency, may exclude the public when it is considering or acting upon the following matters:
(a) The dismissal, promotion, or compensation of any public employee or the disciplining of such employee, or the investigating of any charges against him, unless the employee affected requests an open meeting.
(b) The hiring of any person as a public employee.
(c) Matters which, if discussed in public, would be likely to affect adversely the reputation of any person, other than a member of the body itself.
(d) Consideration of the acquisition, sale, or lease of land which, if discussed in public, would be likely to benefit a party, or parties, whose interests are adverse to those of the general community.
This is NOT the current language of this law. This language was in effect from August 26, 1967 until September 1, 1969. This is the original version of this language. This language of the RSA was changed by this session law: 1967, 251.
I. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent these bodies or agencies from holding executive sessions but any decisions made during any executive session must be recorded and made available for public inspection promptly, and no ordinances, orders, rules, resolutions, regulations, contracts, appointments or other official actions shall be finally approved in executive session. The conditions of this section do not apply to executive sessions of the committees of the general court.
II. Exceptions. A body, or agency, may exclude the public when it is considering or acting upon the following matters:
(a) The dismissal, promotion, or compensation of any public employee or the disciplining of such employee, or the investigating of any charges against him, unless the employee affected requests an open meeting.
(b) The hiring of any person as a public employee.
(c) Matters which, if discussed in public, would be likely to affect adversely the reputation of any person, other than a member of the body itself.
(d) Consideration of the acquisition, sale, or lease of land which, if discussed in public, would be likely to benefit a party, or parties, whose interests are adverse to those of the general community.