Commission approves assistant finance director hire; schedules next meeting for Dec. 11

The commission voted unanimously to approve the appointment of an assistant finance director, accepting the candidate “as recommended by the director of finance and the HR director,” Speaker 2 said. A second was recorded but not named in the transcript.

The motion came after Speaker 1 asked members to make a motion related to a new hire in the finance department. Speaker 2 initiated the motion, stating, “I move to approve the, assistant finance director as recommended by the director of finance and the HR director?” Speaker 1 then confirmed there was a motion and a second before calling for further discussion and opening a voice vote: “Seeing none, all those in favor, please say aye.” Both Speaker 2 and Speaker 1 responded “Aye,” and Speaker 1 declared the result unanimous.

During the same moment the participants clarified that a separate HR assistant position would be handled on a different track, with Speaker 2 saying it would be handled separately and Speaker 1 noting they would proceed with the HR assistant position at a later time. No additional substantive discussion or public comment on the hires appears in the transcript.

The meeting adjourned after confirming the next meeting would be Dec. 11 in the afternoon; participants confirmed a 2 p.m. start time. The transcript records no further actions or dissent related to the hire.

A formal record of the motion as spoken in the meeting: “I move to approve the, assistant finance director as recommended by the director of finance and the HR director?” (moved by Speaker 2). The transcript does not name a seconder.