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Troy ISD trustees approve three candidates for superintendent interviews after closed session
Summary
After a more-than-four-hour closed session on April 23, the Troy ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve three applicants to be interviewed for the district superintendent position; the public minutes do not list the applicants' names.
The Troy ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously April 23 to approve three applicants to be interviewed for the district’s superintendent vacancy after holding a closed-session review and interviews.
President Gary McMurtry declared a quorum and called the special meeting to order at 6:02 p.m., and the board convened in a closed session under Texas Government Code Section 551.074 at 6:03 p.m. The minutes record that the closed session ended at 10:33 p.m. and that, after returning to open session, “Motion was made by Carrie Trees and seconded by Bill Negron to approve three applicants to be interviewed.” The minutes list ayes from all seven trustees present: Amy McKissick, Jason Collier, Bill Negron, Carrie Trees, Gary McMurtry, Kirk Bailey and Lindsey Strait.
The public record supplied in the minutes does not identify the three applicants approved for interviews. The board’s action was recorded as carried unanimously; no nays were recorded. The board’s use of a closed session for candidate interviews was explicitly taken under the authority of Texas Government Code §551.074, the statute that allows governmental bodies to discuss personnel matters in private.
The minutes do not disclose additional details about the candidates, the interview format, or any timeline for interviews. The board adjourned at 10:34 p.m.
