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or other body established by one of the met-hods lfstteel in sIseetie c (b)-(2) of this - section, or (2) meetings among the medical stuff of a public hospital. (d) `Official meeting' means a meeting, assembly, or gathering together at any time or place or the simultaneous communication by conference telephone or other electronic means of a majority of the members of a public body for the purpose of conducting hearings, participating in deliberations, or voting upon or otherwise transacting the public business within the jurisdiction, real or apparent, of the public body. However, a social meeting or other informal assembly or gathering together of the members of a public body does not constitute an official meeting unless called or held to evade the spirit and purposes of this Article. (e) Every public body shall keep full and accurate minutes of all official meetings, exclud-ing any executive sessions including any closed sessions held pursuant to G.S. 143-318.11. Such minutes may be in written form or, at the option of the public body, may be in the form of sound or video and sound recordings. Such minutes • shall be public records within the meaning of G.S. 132 6. the Public Records Law, G.S. 132-1 et seq.: provided, however. that minutes of a closed session conducted in compliance with G.S. 143-318.11 may be withheld from public inspection so long as public inspection would frustrate the purpose of a closed session." Sec. 2. G.S. 143-318.11 reads as rewritten: "§ 143-318.11. - • . - --- - . Closed sessions. (a) Permitted Purposes. -- It is the policy of this State that closed sessions shall be held only when required to permit a public body to act in the public interest as permitted in this section. A public body may hold an executive session a closed session and exclude the public: public only when a closed session is required: {'1) To prevent the disclosure of information that is privileged or confidential pursuant to the law of this State or of the United States, or not considered a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. Lal To prevent the premature disclosure of an honorary degree, scholarship, prize, or similar award; f3) To consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public body in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body, which privilege is hereby acknowledged. General policy matters may not be discussed in a closed session and nothing herein shall be construed to permit a public body to close a meeting that otherwise would be open merely because an attorney employed or retained by the public body is a participant. The public body may consider and give instructions to an attorney concerning the handling or settlement of a claim, judicial action, or administrative procedure. If the public body has approved or considered a settlement, other than a malpractice settlement by or on behalf of a hospital, in closed session, the terms of that settlement shall be reported to the public body and entered into its minutes as soon as possible within a reasonable time after the settlement is concluded: (4) To discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in the area served by the public body. (5) To establish, or to instruct the public body_ 's staff or negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken by or on behalf of the public body in negotiating (i) the price and other material terms of a contract or proposed contract for the acquisition of real property by purchase, option, exchange, or lease: or (ii) the amount of • Page -' House Bill 120