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Carbondale council rescinds contingent maintenance job offer after executive sessions
Summary
After public comment and two short executive sessions, the Carbondale City Council voted to rescind a maintenance job offer that had been contingent on a drug screen and background check. The action followed attorney consultation and procedural discussion recorded in the minutes.
Bryce Moore attended the Aug. 18 Carbondale City Council meeting to discuss a maintenance position he said had been offered to him contingent on a drug screen and background check. During public comment, city attorney Tom Barnes II joined by phone and Mayor Anthony DaPrato addressed a letter that had told Moore he was no longer being considered; the minutes say Mayor DaPrato rescinded that letter.
The council then held two short executive sessions to discuss the personnel matter; the minutes state no decisions were made during those sessions. After returning to open session, the council passed a motion to rescind the employment offer to Bryce Moore. The motion was made by Kevin Seals and seconded by Ronald Moeller; the minutes record “Moore abstained” and that the motion carried. The minutes do not specify which person named Moore the abstention refers to.
The meeting record shows the council briefly debated whether discussion of the matter should be in open session and took attorney guidance by phone before using executive session time. The council took no further formal action on the maintenance position at the end of the meeting.
