Albion Board Holds Three-Hour Executive Session on Personnel Matters
The Village of Albion Board of Trustees convened for a special meeting on August 6, 2024, spending nearly three hours in executive session to discuss personnel issues. No public votes were taken following the private discussion.
●Entered executive session at 5:31 PM to discuss the employment history of a specific person.
●Exited executive session at 9:06 PM.
●Adjourned the meeting immediately following the executive session.
The Albion Village Board devoted the entirety of its brief special meeting on Tuesday, August 6, to an extended executive session, discussing personnel matters for nearly three hours behind closed doors.
Mayor Angel Javier called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall, located at 35 East Bank Street. Trustees Joyce Riley, Greg Bennett, Timothy McMurray, and William Gabalski were present.
Immediately following the Pledge of Allegiance, the board moved to exit the public eye. Trustee McMurray made a motion to enter executive session at 5:31 p.m., which was seconded by Trustee Gabalski. The vote to enter the closed session was unanimous.
While the minutes do not specify the exact content of the discussion, New York State’s Open Meetings Law allows public bodies to enter executive session for specific reasons, including the proposed employment, appointment, promotion, demotion, discipline, or removal of a particular person.
The board remained out of the public chamber for the remainder of the evening.
The board returned to open session at 9:06 PM, nearly three and a half hours after the meeting began. The motion to exit executive session was made by Trustee Bennett and seconded by Trustee Gabalski. This motion also carried unanimously.
Upon returning to public session, the board took no action. With "no further business" to conduct, Trustee McMurray moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Deputy Mayor Riley, and the meeting was officially closed at 9:06 p.m.
The meeting was recorded by Trustee McMurray.
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