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Payson council meets in special session to enter executive session for town manager candidate review
Summary
On April 23, 2025, the Payson Common Council held a special meeting and voted to recess into executive session under Arizona law to conduct an initial review of town manager applications; the council later reconvened and directed staff as discussed in executive session before adjourning.
Presiding official, Common Council of the Town of Payson, called a special meeting of the council to order on April 23, 2025, and said the purpose was “to consider action to adjourn to executive session pursuant to ARS 38-431 for the council's initial review of applications for town manager.”
The council recessed into executive session after a motion and second and subsequent voice votes of “aye” from members present. The presiding official asked for a motion, and members voted in favor to proceed into the closed session under Arizona Revised Statutes §38-431, which permits public bodies to meet in executive session for specified matters.
After the executive session, the council reconvened the special meeting. The presiding official asked for a motion “to direct staff as instructed in executive session.” A motion to adjourn followed, and the special meeting was adjourned so the council could begin its regular meeting at 4:00 p.m.
The transcript records that all council members were present at the special meeting and that members voted “aye” when asked to recess into executive session. The meeting record does not include participant names, details of the executive-session discussion, or any publicly disclosed decisions about individual applicants; Arizona law generally limits public disclosure of executive-session deliberations in hiring matters.
Votes at a glance - Motion to recess to executive session pursuant to ARS 38-431 for initial review of town manager applications: members present voted “aye” to recess into executive session. - Motion to direct staff as instructed in executive session: motion was raised after reconvening (outcome recorded as direction given in executive session and the meeting was adjourned).
