Siloam Springs board approves starting negotiations on a possible job offer after executive session

At a special-call meeting March 30, 2026, the Siloam Springs Board of Directors moved into an executive session to consider the employment of an employee and later approved beginning negotiations on a possible offer to a candidate.

Director Carroll told the board after it returned to open session that, following discussion in executive session, the panel "agreed to begin negotiations [on a] possible offer with our candidate." The transcript does not identify the candidate by name.

The board initially voted to adjourn into the executive session after the presiding officer asked for a motion to do so. Roll-call votes recorded in the transcript on that motion show Burns, Wiles, Ristler, Allen and Carroll voting yes; the motion passed.

After the executive session, Carroll made a motion to begin negotiations on a possible employment offer. The motion was seconded, staff confirmed procedural items, and a roll call recorded Burns, Wiles, Prisley, Allen and Garrett as voting yes. The board approved the motion to start negotiations; individual details of any offer or the candidate’s identity were not recorded in the transcript.

The board closed the special meeting with a motion to adjourn. The transcript records the motion, a second, and the chair’s call for those in favor to say “I,” after which the meeting was adjourned. The transcript does not include any text of an employment contract, salary figures or other terms.

Next steps: the board voted only to authorize negotiations; the transcript contains no further public direction about timelines, contract terms or a formal appointment.