Village of Jackson enters closed session to review Parks and Recreation director candidates

The Village of Jackson board voted to enter a closed session under Wisconsin Statutes 19.851 to receive information about and discuss candidates for the Director of Parks and Recreation. The motion was moved by Trustee Heckendorf and seconded by Trustee Kripke and passed on a roll call vote with six members voting aye and one member excused.

The motion described the statutory basis for closing the meeting as "considering employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the village has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility," and specifically said the closed session was to receive information about candidates for the Director of Parks and Recreation position and to discuss specific candidates. The board recessed into closed session after the roll call.

Roll call responses recorded in the meeting were: Trustee Wells — aye; Trustee Kripke — aye; President Hecker — aye; Trustee Maderer — aye; Trustee Engelhardt — aye; Trustee Emmert — aye. The meeting record notes that one member was excused and did not vote. No hiring decisions or further public actions were recorded in the provided transcript segment; the board indicated they would return in about 10 minutes.

The action was a procedural vote to move into a closed session for candidate review; the transcript does not record any candidate names, evaluations, offers, or final appointments in public session.