Committee debates executive-session rules for interviews
Members asked whether all hiring committee members may attend applicant interviews; the chair said the committee can enter executive session so all may be present and a circulated statute 'does not distinguish between advisory and non-advisory public bodies.'
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Members of the Town of Middlesex Hiring Committee discussed whether interviews should be held by only three members or whether all committee members could participate. Chair Jess Beaudoin said the committee may enter executive session so all members can be present for interviews; Tom Jackman had circulated a link to a statute on executive sessions that, according to the minutes, "does not distinguish between advisory and non-advisory public bodies."
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