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Janesville council moves into closed session to discuss city manager’s employment
Summary
On March 23 the Janesville Common Council voted unanimously to convene a closed session under Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85 to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data for City Manager Kevin Lanner; the council announced it would not reconvene a public meeting afterward.
The Janesville Common Council unanimously voted on March 23 to convene a closed session to consider personnel matters related to City Manager Kevin Lanner.
The motion referenced Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85 (staffing and personnel exemptions) and was moved and seconded by council members in open session. The clerk recorded the vote as unanimous and stated, “You are in closed session.” The council indicated it would not reconvene the public meeting after the closed session.
No details of the closed-session discussion were released in the public portion of the meeting. The council’s invocation of Section 19.85 enables discussion of employment and performance matters in private session under state law.
