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Stockbridge holds special meeting to interview three village manager candidates
Summary
Village of Stockbridge council members held a special meeting April 9, 2025 to interview three finalists for the village manager post; the minutes record interviews were conducted but include no interview content or hiring decision. The meeting adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
The Village of Stockbridge held a special meeting April 9, 2025, at Village Hall to interview three finalists for the village manager position and adjourned at 8:19 p.m. after the interviews were completed. President Ogden led the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the meeting.
According to the meeting minutes, Heather Armstrong, Paul Back and Adam Stockford were each interviewed under the agenda item “Village Manager Candidate Interviews.” The published minutes state only that each interview “was conducted” and do not include questions asked, responses given, or any evaluative commentary from council members. The record does not show a selection, appointment, vote, or next-step timeline for hiring a manager.
Council roll call at 5:03 p.m. recorded the following members present: Cattell, Good, Howlett, Morehouse, Ogden and Powers-Taylor; Fairbotham was recorded as absent. The minutes list no public commenters either before or after the interviews.
The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn filed by Council member Powers-Taylor and seconded by Council member Cattell. The minutes record that the motion was adopted with the entry, “All in favor, motion passed,” and the meeting adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
The minutes provided are limited in detail: they establish that interviews took place but do not disclose interview content, candidate backgrounds, the council’s evaluation, or any planned follow-up. The council did not record a hiring decision in the minutes supplied.
