Wyoming County Schools board moves into executive session to discuss appointment of public officer

WYOMING COUNTY SCHOOLS — The Wyoming County Schools board moved into an executive session at its meeting this evening to discuss matters related to the appointment of a public officer, the board chair said.

The chair, who opened the meeting and led introductions, cited “state code 6-9a-4b” as the legal basis for the executive session and told attendees the board would not make decisions while in closed session. Earlier in the meeting the chair introduced county clerk Jewel Aguilar, named Hazel Hendry as another participant in the office-turnover portion of the evening and introduced Judge Joshua Miller, who was invited to the front of the room.

The executive-session announcement followed administrative remarks that the meeting would be recorded for minutes and an explanation that the first portion of the event involved taking over the office and calling participants in alphabetical order by last name. The chair closed public remarks on the procedural item by stating, “We are officially in executive session.”

The transcript records no formal motion text, mover, second, or recorded vote tied to the decision to enter executive session. The chair additionally stated that no decisions would be made during the executive session; the transcript does not record any further actions, outcomes, or a return to open session.

Next steps: the board went into executive session to consider the appointment; the transcript does not specify whether a later public vote or further meetings will be scheduled to finalize any appointment.