Wauzeka-Steuben board holds closed session on district administrator vacancy

The School District of Wauzeka-Steuben Board of Trustees convened a special meeting on Feb. 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. President Asleson called the meeting to order and recorded five trustees present: Asleson, Buck, Millin, Martin and Bird. The board moved immediately into closed session on a motion by Tom Martin, seconded by Millin.

The closed session was taken “under SS19.85(1) considering employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has data of specific persons,” according to the minutes. The motion to enter closed session carried on a 5-0 roll call. The board reconvened to open session at 6:43 p.m. on a motion by Tom Martin, seconded by Buck, which also passed 5-0. The minutes do not record any public action or vote on the district administrator vacancy following the closed session.

The record shows the meeting was brief: the board called to order at 6:00 p.m., conducted the closed-session discussion, reconvened at 6:43 p.m., and adjourned the same minute. No personnel appointments, hiring decisions, or other public determinations about the vacancy are listed in the minutes.