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Wayne board clarifies hiring committee authority to develop interview questions in executive session
Summary
Board members were told an employment attorney advised that developing interview questions may be done in executive session; members debated advertising the town manager position now vs. waiting for committee to finalize materials and agreed to circulate the draft posting ahead of the next meeting.
Board members discussed the hiring committee's next steps for the town manager search and whether interview-question development could occur in executive session. Speaker 2 said Bryce was asked to investigate the legal options; Speaker 1 reported speaking with an employment attorney who "stated that the development of the, questions, is totally acceptable to be done in executive session." Speaker 3 asked why the board couldn't begin advertising while drafting questions; members agreed the draft posting existed and could be circulated to the full board ahead of the next meeting.
Several members urged speed on the hiring timeline; public commenters encouraged the board to post the position openly and possibly accept applications over a month or two to attract candidates. The board agreed to review the posting at the next meeting and to set a timeline for posting and application periods after advice from the committee and, if needed, from the Maine Municipal Association.
No employment offers were made and no final action on posting length or final interview questions was taken; the hiring committee retains responsibility for finalizing questions and materials.
Speakers (as labeled in the transcript): Speaker 1 (reporting legal advice), Speaker 2 (chair), Speaker 3 (board member), Speaker 6 (advisory committee), Speaker 7 (board member), Speaker 10 (public commenter).
Provenance: discussion spans SEG 141 through SEG 320.
