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Pennsauken board moves into closed session for superintendent first-round interviews
Summary
At a Feb. 20 special meeting, the Pennsauken Township Board of Education recessed into an executive session to conduct first-round interviews for superintendent candidates; the public portion later reopened with no public comments and the meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m.
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education recessed into an executive session on Feb. 20 to conduct first-round interviews for candidates for superintendent, board president Mrs. Young said at the start of the meeting.
The board cited N.J.S.A. 10:4-12 of New Jersey’s open meetings law (the Sunshine Law) as the authority for closing part of the meeting to the public to discuss personnel matters. The resolution named “Superintendent first round interviews” as the subject of the closed session and said the discussion would remain confidential until the board’s attorney determined disclosure would not be detrimental.
Board member Mr. McDevitt moved to close the public portion and convene in executive session; Ms. Johnson seconded the motion. The board recorded the motion as carried and noted the time as 6:11 p.m. The meeting later reconvened to the public at 10:39 p.m., when Mr. McDevitt moved to reopen the public meeting and Mr. Carey seconded; that motion also carried.
The board opened a public comment period after returning to open session (motion by Mr. McDevitt; second by Mr. Bennett) and recorded that there were no public speakers. The public comment period was then closed (motion by Mr. McDevitt; second by Mr. Bennett).
A motion to adjourn (mover: Mrs. Hutton; second: Mr. Alves) carried and the meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m.
The meeting agenda and minutes identify the central personnel matter discussed in executive session as the superintendent search; no candidate names or interview details were disclosed in the public record. The board’s school business administrator, Mr. Ogunkanmi, is listed in the meeting materials as board secretary.
