Barga v. St. Paris Village Council

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 178 Ohio St.3d 129.] BARGA, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE, v. VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF ST. PARIS, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT. [Cite as Barga v. St. Paris Village Council,

2024-Ohio-5293.] Open Meetings Act, R.C. 121.22—R.C. 737.171—When a public employee has a statutory right to a public hearing, the plain terms of R.C. 121.22(G)(1) apply; the public body may not enter into executive session to discuss any of the statutorily enumerated employment actions when the public employee requests a public hearing, but, rather, the…