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Chesterfield selectmen enter non-public session to review DPW and highway foreman applications
Summary
On May 6, 2026 the Town of Chesterfield Board of Selectmen voted to go into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II(b) to review Department of Public Works and highway foreman applications and resumes; the board returned to public session and adjourned the meeting the same evening.
Fran Shippee, chairman of the Town of Chesterfield Board of Selectmen, moved at 6:04 PM on May 6, 2026, to enter a non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II(b) to discuss personnel matters related to the Department of Public Works. The motion was seconded by Brad Roscoe and passed unanimously.
The minutes record that during non-public #1 the selectmen discussed applications and resumes for DPW and highway foreman positions. The non-public period began at about 6:04 PM and the board voted to return to public session at 7:10 PM; the motion to come out of non-public was made by Gary Winn, seconded by Fran Shippee, and passed unanimously.
After returning to public session, Chairman Fran Shippee moved to adjourn at 7:22 PM; the motion was seconded by Vice-Chair Mary Ewell and passed by roll call. The board scheduled its next meeting for May 13, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Town Offices and via Zoom.
The minutes identify no public vote on hiring, appointments, or other final personnel actions in the record provided; the entry notes only that applications and resumes were discussed in non-public. The board cited RSA 91-A:3, II(b) as the authority for the closed session, which covers hiring and personnel matters.
