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Richland board interviews two candidates for Water Clerk; no appointment made
Summary
At a May 7, 2026 special meeting in Pulaski, the Town Board of Richland interviewed two candidates for the Water Clerk position in executive session but made no hiring decision. The board voted to enter and exit executive session and adjourned; two council members were absent.
The Town Board of the Town of Richland met in special session May 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in the Grand Jury Room of the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse in Pulaski to interview candidates for the Water Clerk position. Supervisor Robert North led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Supervisor Robert North, Councilwoman Donna Gilson and Councilwoman Sue Haynes; Councilmen Larry Atkinson and Eric Pappa were recorded as absent. Water Clerk Pam Lasell was listed among others in attendance.
Councilwoman Sue Haynes moved that the board enter executive session to interview candidates for the Water Clerk position; Supervisor Robert North seconded. The minutes record a roll call vote and state that all present voted "AYE." The board entered executive session at 9:31 a.m. to conduct interviews of two candidates; the minutes do not disclose candidate names or the content of the interviews.
The board reconvened at 11:00 a.m. after a motion by Councilwoman Haynes, seconded by Supervisor North, to come out of executive session; the minutes again record that all present voted "AYE." The public minutes state explicitly, "No decisions were made on the position of Water clerk after the interviews." With no further business, Haynes moved to adjourn, North seconded, and the board adjourned at 11:04 a.m., the minutes recording an "AYE" vote by those present.
The minutes list the next regular Town Board meeting for May 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The record does not include any appointment, conditional offer, or timetable for a hiring decision, nor does it identify the interviewed candidates by name.
