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Council approves three summer public‑works hires after executive session
Summary
Following an executive session under 1 VSA §313A(3), Newport City Council approved the public works director's recommendation to hire three summer employees and granted the director authority to complete hiring.
The Newport City Council entered executive session on May 11 under the cited statutory authority to consider personnel matters, then returned to open session and approved the public works director's recommendation to hire three summer public‑works employees.
The council voted in favor of the recommendation by voice vote; the director was authorized to complete the hires and carry out whatever steps were necessary to onboard the employees. The motion and second were recorded in the transcript but individual member roll calls were not recorded.
The session was brief and no additional public deliberation was held on the hires; staff will complete hiring and report back as required under council personnel oversight practices.
