Miami County commissioners recess into executive session to consider County Administrator candidates

The Miami County Commission recessed into an executive session to discuss candidates for the County Administrator position, the presiding commissioner said. The motion to recess invoked a Kansas personnel exception and the board agreed by voice vote to move behind closed doors to protect applicants' privacy.

The chair cited what was read aloud during the motion as "KSA 70 five-forty three-nineteen B" as the legal basis for the closed session, and said the executive session was "in order to protect the, the privacy entrance of all applicants." The chair also announced when the open meeting would resume and identified staff and officials expected to attend the closed session, including Shane Crow (named in the remarks as county administrator) and human resources personnel Sarah Denning and Bella Bridal.

After the closed session the chair reported the board was back in open session but said there were "no results to report at this time." The meeting proceeded to schedule an additional hour of closed session time before ultimately adjourning without announcing any hire or public decision.