N. Personnel matters.

A public body may consider in closed executive session any “[d]iscussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee or employee of any public body, except that, with the exception of salary discussions, an officer, appointee or employee may demand that the discussion or consideration should occur at a public meeting.”  A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(1).

Any other personnel matter discussed by a public body should be done in an open meeting.  For example, the formulation of the intention to contract or not to contract with employees must be taken at a public meeting.  See Ahnert, 126 Ariz. at 475, 616 P.2d at 935; Karol, 122 Ariz. at 96-97, 593 P.2d at 650-51.