Elk County commissioners hold executive sessions to consider Community Development Director candidates; no public action taken

The Elk County Board of Commissioners recessed into a series of executive sessions on Jan. 21, 2025, to consider candidates for the Community Development Director position, the board’s approved minutes show. Chairman Doug Hendricks called the special meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.; Commissioner Jake Liebau and Elk County Clerk Kerry E. Harrod were recorded as present.

During the meeting the board repeatedly moved into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel, naming individual candidates each time. Commissioner Jake Liebau moved and Chairman Doug Hendricks seconded the motions. The minutes record motions to recess into executive session to include Katie Miles-Bryant (not to return until 1:20 p.m.), Lucinda Cucar (not to return until 1:45 p.m.), Alia Bannon (not to return until 2:10 p.m.), Tristan Ahlstedt (not to return until 2:35 p.m.), and Abigayle Pate (not to return until 3:20 p.m.). Each motion is recorded as "carried 2-0," and the board returned to open session after each period with "no action taken."

The special meeting concluded when Commissioner Liebau moved and Chairman Hendricks seconded a motion to adjourn at 3:36 p.m.; the motion carried 2-0. Commissioner Perry Russell is listed in the minutes as not present. The minutes do not record any public votes or formal appointments related to the Community Development Director position.