Board enters non-public personnel session and unanimously votes to seal minutes for five years

The Merrimack County Board of Commissioners voted to enter a non-public session at 10:36 a.m. on March 23 under RSA 91-A:3, II(a), the provision that permits closed sessions for personnel matters. Commissioners Trachy, Lovlien and Shurtleff recorded roll-call votes in the affirmative to enter non-public session.

The board reconvened in public at 11:16 a.m. and then moved to seal the non-public minutes for five years, stating that disclosure could adversely affect the reputation of a person other than a Board member or render the proposed action ineffective. The roll-call vote to seal the minutes was unanimous.

The minutes record the statutory authority invoked (RSA 91-A:3, II(a)) and state the minutes were sealed; no additional subject matter details from the non-public session are included in the public record.