The county, as promised, has made the audio of the May 10, 2011 interviews including the unauthorized closed session available for anyone who would like to pick it up. The audio of the closed session is available below.

It is worth noting that a couple of panel members had the same reservations about potential conflicts of interest from Messerle’s land and business holdings that I have expressed. If Messerle will constantly have to recuse himself what is the point of being on the board?

The day before being sworn into the commission Messerle is pictured sitting at the bench.Some other interesting points, it was actually Bobbi Brooks who verbalizes that it is okay to go into executive session and after the room has been cleared, she cites the ORS 192.660 and Bob Main adds subsection 2A. Later in the session Main assures everyone that nothing they say will leave the room.

Also, human resources director Mike Lehman was introduced to the panel and sat in on the session. Lehman is a licensed attorney and was sitting next to Jacqueline Haggerty in February when she cautioned the commissioners and the panel they could not deliberate about the candidates in closed session when filling an elective office. Lehman never questions the proceedings.

[audio:http://mgx.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/execsessionaudio.mp3|titles=execsessionaudio]