The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees met behind closed doors on Wednesday evening, November 5, for a brief, 32-minute executive session focused entirely on personnel matters.
Held in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building, the meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM. Trustee Brian Simon made the motion to enter the executive session, which was seconded by Trustee Karen Nicholson. The entire board—Mayor Brian Pugh, and Trustees Nicholson, Politi, Simon, and Slippen—voted 5-0 to seal the doors to the public.
Under New York State's Open Meetings Law, a municipal board is permitted to convene in private to discuss the employment history, performance, or specific qualifications of particular individuals. However, no final decisions or formal actions can legally be enacted while out of the public eye.
True to that statute, Village Manager Bryan Healy noted in the official minutes that "no formal action was taken during this session." At 7:02 PM, the board emerged and immediately voted to adjourn the meeting entirely, rather than opening the floor for public business, public comments, or departmental reports.
Because the session was strictly administrative and no votes on village policy, contracts, or local laws were held, there are no immediate changes to village operations or services resulting from this gathering. Residents should note that the next scheduled regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will likely feature a full public agenda. Meeting dates, times, and subsequent minutes are routinely published on the official Village of Croton-on-Hudson website for public review.