Shawnee County officials hold executive session for personnel evaluations; no action taken

Shawnee County officials voted 3-0 on Monday, March 24 to go into an executive session to conduct personnel matters and department head evaluations, then returned and took no formal action, according to the meeting transcript.

Erin Mays, a meeting participant, said, “We're going straight into executive session, to do job evaluations,” and moved to hold the session until 11:30, for a period “not to exceed 2 and a half hours.” The motion was made by Commissioner Nee and seconded by Commissioner Gavin Cook; the motion passed “3 to 0,” the transcript records.

The transcript shows the meeting reconvened after the closed session. Mays said, “We're back from executive session. No action was taken, so we're adjourned.” The meeting was then ended.

The transcript does not specify any substantive decisions, personnel actions, or written outcomes resulting from the executive session, nor does it record any votes on personnel matters. The only formal actions recorded in the transcript were the motion to enter the executive session, the second, and the roll call vote approving the session.

Speakers identified in the transcript include Erin Mays and Bill Rupon (roles not specified in the record), Commissioner Nee (identified by title in the transcript) and Commissioner Gavin Cook (identified by name and title in the transcript). The record does not provide further details about the personnel matters discussed during the closed session.