Commissioner warns finalists' names could become public if candidate pool is small

Feb 12, 2026

A commissioner cautioned that, under disclosure rules, names of finalists must be released if the finalist pool falls under a threshold (speaker referred to 'under 4' or '5'), and urged the commission to keep that in mind when deciding how many finalists to interview.

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One commissioner raised a public-records concern about naming finalists. The member said that if the number of finalists falls below a certain threshold — the speaker referenced 'under 4' or '5' — the finalists' names may have to be disclosed, and urged the panel to consider that possibility when selecting how many candidates to advance.

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