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Weyauwega council enters closed session to review city administrator
Summary
At a June 24 special meeting, the Weyauwega Common Council voted to move into closed session at 6:31 p.m. to conduct an initial review and performance evaluation of the city administrator under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c); the meeting adjourned in closed session at 8:30 p.m.
The Weyauwega Common Council voted to enter a closed session at 6:31 p.m. Monday, June 24, to conduct an initial review and performance evaluation of the city administrator, the meeting record shows.
Councilmember Chris Gunderson moved and Councilmember Shani Appleby seconded the motion "to move into Closed Session at 6:31 pm pursuant to §19.85(1)(c) Wis. Stats., in consideration of employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any city employee who is subject to the jurisdiction or authority of the council." The motion is recorded in the public minutes as carrying with all "ayes." The transcript does not record individual roll-call votes.
The motion followed a roll call at the start of the special meeting. Those recorded as present were Mayor Rich Luedke and councilmembers Meta Berg, Pat Gorchals, Cam Looker, Austin Baehnman, Shani Appleby and Chris Gunderson; City Attorney James Kalny and City Clerk Rebecca Loehrke were also present in the council chambers. The public minutes record that the meeting then proceeded into closed session for the stated personnel review.
The meeting record shows the council adjourned in closed session at 8:30 p.m. The public transcript provides no substantive details of the closed-session discussion or any formal findings or actions taken while in closed session. Under state law cited by the council, deliberations regarding employee performance are permitted to be held privately; the minutes provide only the motion text, the citation of Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c), and the adjournment time.
No additional votes, directives to staff or public disclosures about the outcome of the personnel review appear in the public record of this special meeting. The clerk signed the minutes that close the public record of the session.
