Apparently, sometimes what happens in the Adams County Board of Supervisors meetings stays in the supervisors meetings &045; even if it involves taxpayers’ money.

Adams County supervisors, who are beginning to make a habit of taking votes in executive session, behind closed doors, took a vote on the possible purchase of property Dec. 10 &045; but they refuse to discuss the events of the meeting.

And since the minutes of the meeting have not yet been approved, the actions they took behind closed doors are not yet public.

Their vote does not violate the letter of Mississippi’s open meetings law, but it certainly violates the spirit of it.

First of all, the supervisors made little to no effort to let the public know they were even meeting on that Friday.

Even if the meeting was a &uot;continuation&uot; of a previous meeting, supervisors should make sure to keep their business public.

We understand that certain issues &045; litigation, for example, or discussion of the good name and character of a county employee &045; must be kept in executive session.

And we also understand the nature of economic development, if indeed that is what this meeting and vote pertained to.

But the public should be notified of meetings &045; and the taxpayers should have a chance to see the supervisors make their votes in a public meeting.

We’re still waiting for some answers on a nearly two-week-old meeting.

It is irresponsible for our county’s elected officials, who are responsible to the voters and

taxpayers, to spend their money without letting them know why.