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Gardner Board of Health moves to executive session to continue health‑director hiring discussion
Summary
After hearing staffing updates, the board voted to enter executive session to continue discussion of hiring a new health director; the board had already approved interview‑record executive minutes from Nov. 12.
The Gardner City Board of Health voted Nov. 24 to enter executive session to continue the hiring discussion for a new health director.
At the start of the meeting the board approved executive session minutes from Nov. 12, which documented interviews for the health‑director position. Later in the meeting, the chair noted that the agenda included a posted item to go into executive session for further discussion about hiring the director, and a board member (S3) moved to go into executive session. The motion was put to a vote and the board proceeded with the executive session motion.
Context: department staff reported that the health‑director, administrative coordinator and transfer‑station supervisor positions remain vacant and the administrative position has been posted since Sept. 23. Human resources and the mayor had told staff that hiring for certain positions is on hold until a new director is in place; the board discussed training arrangements while vacancies are addressed.
What happened: the board approved the Nov. 12 executive session minutes (which recorded candidate interviews) and then approved a motion to enter executive session to continue hiring discussions; the public portion of the meeting adjourned afterward.
Next steps: the hiring process and confidential candidate deliberations will continue in executive session; any formal appointments or public actions will be announced in open session when permitted.
