Town attorney warns trustees: work session cannot change recruitment timeline without quorum

During discussion of whether to accelerate the recruitment timeline, the town attorney reminded trustees that the evening was a work session without a quorum and cautioned against making binding commitments. The attorney said informal direction to consultants is acceptable at a work session, but final approval of a revised recruitment timeline requires a formal vote at a regular or special meeting held with a quorum.

"You don't have a quorum. It takes an official vote of the board to come up with a recruitment timeline," the town attorney said, urging trustees to use an official meeting if they intend to change the previously approved schedule. Trustees acknowledged the limitation and discussed options for a special meeting or using the previously approved May 20 timeline if no quorum is available for an earlier change.