At a meeting of the Tompkins County Board of Health, members voted unanimously to move into executive session to discuss the hiring process for the new commissioner for Whole Health. The meeting opened with staff and board introductions and a brief introduction by the county's new administrator.

The executive session motion was made by a member identified in the record as "Melissa" and seconded by Shawna (listed in the meeting roster as Shawna Black). The board chair called for a voice vote; the record states the motion passed "unanimous." The item was introduced as a closed discussion specifically about the hiring process for the new Whole Health commissioner.

Before the executive-session vote, the board and staff made introductions for the benefit of new participants. The board welcomed Frank, who the chair identified as a newly seated member of the Board of Health and noted that this was his first meeting. Staff introductions included Samantha Wilson, director of health promotion; Skip, senior environmental health specialist filling in for Liz Cameron; Rachel Beckwalter, director of community (title as stated in the meeting); Adriel Shea, senior environmental health specialist; Allison Castellani, environmental health division staff; Anushka Pardhavi, public health fellow in the department of promotion; Jeremy Porter, fiscal administrator for Whole Health; Brandy Brunell Crosby, deputy public health director; Jess Clark Mandeville, director of children with special care needs; and Corinne Palazzo, administrative assistant and minute-taker.

The meeting record also shows the board formally introduced the county's new administrator, referred to in the transcript as Khorsa (also rendered in the record as Corsa). Khorsa spoke briefly, saying they were "excited to be here," that they had recently arrived after working in another county and looked forward to learning and engaging with staff and the board on improving county outcomes.

After the vote to enter executive session, the remote participants were muted and video was turned off. The chair said the meeting would resume on camera beginning with the privilege-of-the-floor agenda item when the executive session concluded.

The transcript does not record the content or outcome of the executive session. No formal hiring decision or appointment was recorded in the public portion of the meeting transcript provided.