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Oneida County committee enters closed session for highway commissioner interviews, returns to open session

Oneida County Public Works & Solid Waste Committee · April 1, 2026
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Summary

The Oneida County Public Works & Solid Waste Committee recessed into a closed session on March 30 to interview candidates for the Highway Commissioner post under Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes; the committee returned to open session later the same day and the minutes record no announced action from the closed session.

Oneida County’s Public Works & Solid Waste Committee convened March 30 at 9:00 a.m. in the Oneida County Highway Department Conference Room and recessed into a closed session to conduct interviews for the Highway Commissioner position.

Chair Ted Cushing opened the meeting and confirmed it had been properly posted and was ADA accessible. Robb Jensen moved to approve the agenda, with Bob Almekinder seconding; the minutes state the motion carried.

At 9:01 a.m. the committee moved into closed session after a motion from Dan Hess, seconded by Billy Fried, citing Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of public employees. The transcript records a roll call vote with all committee members voting in the affirmative and the motion carrying.

The minutes record a later motion by Dan Hess, seconded by Bob Almekinder, to return to open session; a roll call vote with all members voting in the affirmative carried at 11:57 a.m. The record notes that if announcing action taken in closed session would compromise the need for confidentiality, the action will not be announced. The transcript does not record any announcement of action taken in closed session.

No public comments were recorded during the meeting. The committee adjourned at 11:58 a.m.