Board of Education Business Meeting Tuesday, September 9, 2014 The Board of Education of Montgomery County held a business meeting at the Carver Educational Services Center, Rockville, Maryland, on September 9, !"#, beginning at 9$!! a%m% & or ' ( indicat es student vote does not count% )our votes needed for ad option% Ackno!edgement of a "uorum *resent$ *hilip +auffman, *atricia -. eill, Christopher Barclay , Shirley Brandman, /udith 0occa, Michael 0urso, 0ahlia 1uh, Rebecca Smondro2ski, /oshua Starr 'secretary3treasurer( #ES$%&T'$( ($) *+214- #eso!ution for T oday.s /!osed Session n recommendation of the superintendent of schools and on motion of Ms% Brandman and seconded by Mrs% -.eill, the follo2ing resolution 2as adopted unanimously$ 41ERE5S, The Board of Education of Montgomery County is authori6ed by the Education Article and State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryl and to conduct certain meetings or portions of its meetings in closed sessions7 no2 therefore be it Resolved, That the Board of Education of Montgomery County conduct a closed session on September 9, !"#, in Room "! of the Carver Educational Services Center, 8! 1ungerford 0rive, Rockvill e, Maryland, from 9$!! a%m% t o appro:imately "!$!! a%m% and "$ # p%m% t o appro:imately "$# p%m%7 and be it further Resolved, That the Board receive legal advice as the Board ad;udicates appeals, 2hich is a <uasi=;udicial function outside the purvie2 of the Open Meetings Act and as permitted under Section "!=!8'a('>( of the State Government Article 7 and be it further Resolved, That the superintendent of schools brief the Board on the 1uman Resources Monthly Report and 5ppointments 2ith a subse<uent vote in open session, 2hich is an administrative function outside the purvie2 of the Open Meetings Act and, to the e:tent any individual employee is discussed, as permit ted under Section "!=!8'a( '"( of the State Government Article7 and be it further Resolved, That the Board receive legal advice and consult 2ith staff concerning litigation relating to an unsuccessful bid, as permitted under Secti on "!=!8'a('>( and Section "!=!8'a('8( of the State Government Article7 and be it further