Weston County Health Services board ratifies emergency termination of executive team member John Thomas Sweeney

The Weston County Health Services board on April 7, 2025, ratified an emergency decision authorizing "Kathy" to remove John Thomas Sweeney from the executive team and to terminate his employment with Weston County Health Services. The board recorded that Sweeney's employment was terminated at 1 p.m. on April 7, 2025.

Board members moved into an executive session earlier in the meeting, citing a statutory reference on the record as "16 dash 4 dash 4 0 5 8 2," to consider appointment, employment or dismissal of a public officer and to receive information classified as confidential by law, including legal advice. In open session, a board member moved to ratify the vote taken at an emergency meeting on April 4, 2025. The motion, read on the record, stated: "I move we ratify the vote taken in the emergency meeting on Friday, 04/04/2025. The vote taken on Friday was to authorize Kathy to remove John Thomas Sweeney from the executive team and to authorize Kathy to terminate his employment with Western County Health Services." The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records those present answering "aye" and the chair saying the motion passed.

In discussion before the vote, a fellow board member praised Kathy for acting quickly and for informing the board. That board member said, "I think Kathy's actions were well justified. And I just wanna say thank you to Kathy for keeping this board fully informed, about all these developments and acting as quickly as you did. Thank you." Board members also confirmed that the emergency meeting had been called on April 4 and that the board had acted to "protect the assets of Weston County Health Services and all the people that work here," according to remarks on the record.

The transcript does not provide additional public details about the conduct or findings that led to the emergency meeting or the termination. No roll-call vote or individual vote tallies were recorded in the public portion of the meeting; the approval was announced after a voice vote. The board announced scheduling items before adjourning, including a training session and a regular meeting on April 24 (training at 1:00 p.m., regular session at 5:30 p.m.), a finance committee meeting on April 22 and a quality committee meeting on April 23.

The termination was described on the record as effective April 7, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.; further documentation or personnel records were not read into the public meeting record.