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Lebanon Township Committee Enters Executive Session for Fire Inspector Interviews
Summary
The Township Committee of Lebanon on Nov. 5 voted to enter executive session under N.J.S.A. 40:4-12 to conduct Fire Inspector interviews; the closed session began at 6:33 p.m. and the committee reconvened and adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
The Township Committee of Lebanon met in a special session on Nov. 5 and voted to enter executive session to conduct Fire Inspector interviews, according to meeting minutes.
Mayor Brian Wunder called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and announced that the session had been posted in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act. The meeting opened with a flag salute and a moment of silence for first responders and military personnel.
Township Clerk Carolynn Budd recorded that committee members Abe Abuchowski, Beverly Koehler, Jay Wojcik and Tom McKee were present. Township Fire Official Terry Lawler and Clerk Budd were also listed as in attendance.
The committee briefly opened public comment by a motion from Ms. Beverly Koehler, seconded by Mr. Jay Wojcik; no members of the public spoke during the two-minute-per-speaker period, and the committee then closed public comment by unanimous vote.
The committee considered Resolution No. 180-2025, titled "Resolution Authorizing Executive Session," which cites the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.) and the executive-session statute (N.J.S.A. 40:4-12). The resolution identifies personnel matters as the basis for closing the meeting and specifies "Fire Inspector interviews" as the subject to be discussed in private. Ms. Koehler moved to adopt the resolution; Mr. Tom McKee seconded, and the motion passed unanimously (Ayes: Abuchowski, Koehler, Wojcik, McKee, Wunder).
The minutes record that the committee entered executive session at 6:33 p.m. The minutes do not disclose the content of the interviews or any personnel decisions; they state only that the session concerned employment matters and that disclosure would violate the privacy rights of the individuals involved.
The committee closed the executive session and reconvened in public at 6:57 p.m.; a motion to reconvene was made by Mr. Abe Abuchowski and seconded by Ms. Beverly Koehler and approved by unanimous vote. With no further business, Ms. Koehler moved to adjourn, Mr. McKee seconded, and the meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
Township Clerk Carolynn Budd and Mayor Brian Wunder are listed as the clerk and presiding officer in the meeting minutes; no additional actions or votes on policy or appointments were recorded in the public minutes.
