Definition
A closed portion of a board meeting reserved for sensitive matters like legal issues, personnel, contracts, or delinquent accounts.
An executive session is the part of a board meeting closed to the general membership. It exists so the board can discuss genuinely sensitive matters without airing private details in public.
Appropriate topics typically include pending or potential litigation, personnel matters, contract negotiations, and individual owners' delinquent accounts or disciplinary hearings. Boards should use executive session only for these limited purposes and still record — in general terms — that a session occurred, keeping the details confidential while noting any action in the regular minutes.