County Attorney Larry Allman asked the Personnel Administration and Higher Education Committee on Aug. 28, 2025, to move into executive session to discuss three items: collective bargaining with SUNY Adirondack educational support personnel, the county’s reallocation of positions with CSEA, and personnel matters related to nominations to the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) board.

“I'd like to ask for a motion to go into executive session for the first 3 items that are listed under 4,” Allman said. He specified the legal bases cited at the meeting: collective bargaining under Article 14 of the Civil Service Law and exemptions under Public Officers Law §105(1)(e) and §105(1)(f) for certain negotiations and personnel matters. Allman named the three topics: bargaining negotiations with SUNY Adirondack educational support personnel; the county’s proposed reallocation of positions involving CSEA; and discussion of two nominations to the CDTA board under the personnel exemption.

Allman also asked that attorneys Larry Paltrowitz and Jackie Figueroa be included in the executive session. A motion to go into executive session on those three items was made and seconded; the committee voted in favor and recessed to executive session.

The motion was made by Supervisor Bean and seconded by Supervisor Ito. The chair called for those in favor to say “aye”; the motion carried. The committee noted there were five items listed under the agenda section referenced, but that the executive session would address only the first three; the committee indicated a separate executive session later in the meeting would address county attorney items.

No substantive details of bargaining positions, personnel discipline or the CDTA nominations were discussed on the public record. The committee’s public action at the Aug. 28 meeting was the vote to enter executive session; the matters were moved out of the public portion of the meeting for private discussion under the cited legal exemptions.