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Williamstown Selectboard Holds Executive Session to Review Town Manager Applications
Summary
The Williamstown Selectboard met Dec. 4 and went into executive session under 1 V.S.A. §313 to discuss applications for the open town manager post. The board discussed applicants, took no hiring action, and adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
The Williamstown Selectboard met Thursday and convened in executive session under 1 V.S.A. §313 to review applications for the open town manager position. Chair Larry Hebert called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.; a motion to enter executive session was made by Selectboard member Tyler Mitchell and seconded by Selectboard member Scott McCarthy.
According to the meeting minutes submitted with the record, "The discussion focused on the applications received for the open Town Manager position." The minutes state the board discussed the candidate pool but did not take any formal vote or hiring action during the session. The meeting concluded at 8:30 p.m.
The minutes list those present at Town Hall as Larry Hebert, Cote Griggs, Scott McCarthy, Tyler Mitchell and Clayton Woodworth, with Barbara Graham (Town Clerk), Jennifer Allard (Treasurer) and May Edson (Administrative Assistant) also present. No public testimony, interviews on the record, or formal appointments were recorded in the minutes for this meeting.
Under Vermont law cited in the minutes (1 V.S.A. §313), selectboards may meet in executive session for certain personnel matters; the minutes do not indicate any subsequent public action or timeline for next steps in filling the town manager vacancy. The record submitted does not specify further instructions to staff or a date for follow-up action.
