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ES6-262 EXECUTIVE SESSION December 17, 2004 PRESENT: Chairman McKenna, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Pagett; Ms. Vine, Acting Town Manager;. Ms. Malone, Town Counsel and Ms. Manning, Clerk. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call Mr. Kelley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Pagett and Mrs. McKenna to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing the employment of Comptroller/Finance Director Shelia English, from which they will return to open session. Mrs. McKenna informed the Board that counsel for Ms. English had requested the meeting be postponed, as he was unable to attend. Mrs. McKenna consulted with Palmer & Dodge, who advised that seeing this is a duly posted meeting there was no reason the Board could not proceed. Ms. Vine placed Ms. English on administrative leave Tuesday, December 14, 2004. Today she would like to share with the Board her reasons for doing so. Ms. Vine reviewed a memo she had prepared for the Board evaluating Ms. English's performance related to duties, responsibilities and abilities set forth in the Finance Director/ Comptroller job description. Member of the Finance committees were at the meeting to discuss their experiences with Ms. English. Deborah Brown, Alan Levine, David Kanter, representing the Appropriation Committee and George Burnell, representing the Capital Expenditures Committee, described their experiences with Ms. English. Members of the Board also described their experiences with Ms. English. By the end of the discussion everyone present believed that Ms. English failed to meet the expectations of her positions. Ms. Vine explained to the Board that Ms. English had contacted her that morning and said she was deciding whether or not she should resign. Ms. Vine had agreed to wait until Monday, December 21 before taking any action in regard to Ms. English's position as Finance Director. All of the concerns presented were consistent. Mrs. McKenna recommended the Board vote today as to whether or not they will terminate her as Comptroller. She stated the Board has the documentation necessary to demonstrate cause. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call Mr. Kelley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Pagett and Mrs. McKenna, based on the information presented during today's hearing, to terminate Ms. English as Comptroller.