FALL LAKE- The supervisors of Fall Lake Township appointed Adam Masloski as its third supervisor on Tuesday night in a closed session that was likely in violation of the state’s Open Meeting Law.
Masloski will serve one year, filling Sheila Gruba’s supervisor’s seat. Gruba resigned her position in February at the end of her first year in office.
To fill the seat, the Fall Lake Supervisors can appoint an interim supervisor until the next election in March 2026, which is the action taken on Tuesday evening. Next March, the township’s voters must elect someone as supervisor for the remaining year of Gruba’s original three-year term.
Fall Lake advertised for those interested in the one-year appointment to submit their name to the township clerk, and scheduled a meeting for March 18 to appoint one of them. Four people presented themselves to the board of supervisors: Henry Jacobs, Hudson Kingston, Adam Masloski, and John Pierce. Each was given time to speak to the board in an open meeting. According to Kingston, the supervisors adjourned the meeting and went into a closed session where they apparently selected Masloski.
The Timberjay left a message for township officials seeking their justification for a closed session on the supervisor appointment. The Open Meeting Law requires closed sessions for preliminary consideration of charges or allegations against an individual under a governmental body’s authority and allows for closed sessions to evaluate the performance of an individual under their authority, but neither exception would apply in this instance. A supervisor is an elected or appointed office, not an employee subject to supervision by the town board.
Masloski’s first meeting as a new supervisor was set for Wednesday, March 19.