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Fond du Lac board to interview four applicants for open seat; appointment requires future vote
Summary
The board received four letters of interest to fill a vacancy and agreed to hold public interviews; legal counsel said candidate evaluation generally does not qualify for closed session under state law, and any appointment would require a future noticed motion and vote.
Board members reviewed four applications for a board vacancy opened after Tom Oliver’s resignation and discussed how to proceed. The applicants named at the Feb. 16 workshop were Antonio Godfrey, Tenille Graff, Andrew Smedberg and Kathleen Christiansen.
Legal process and options: the board heard from legal counsel that, under Wis. Stat. ch. 19.85, the district generally cannot move candidate evaluation into a closed session unless the discussion fits a specific exemption (for example, if a board member knew a…
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