TO JOB RESUMES, IS GOVERNED BY THE OPEN RECORDS ACT, 51 O.S. 24A.1, ET SEQ. 51 O.S. 24A.7(A) STATES, IN PART:
"A PUBLIC BODY MAY KEEP PERSONNEL RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL:
1. WHICH RELATE TO INTERNAL PERSONNEL INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDING EXAMINATION AND SELECTION MATERIAL FOR EMPLOYMENT, HIRING, APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISCIPLINE, OR RESIGNATION . . ."
RESUMES OF JOB APPLICANTS CONSTITUTE PERSONNEL RECORDS RELATING TO "SELECTION MATERIAL FOR EMPLOYMENT" UNDER 51 O.S. 24A.7(A) AND THUS MAY BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL BY A CITY COUNCIL.
HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT, UNDER 51 O.S. 24A.7(B)(1), THE "EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION OF A PERSON WHO BECOMES A PUBLIC OFFICIAL" IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. I THINK THAT THE RESUME OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE FOR A CITY MANAGER POSITION WOULD CONSTITUTE PART OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION AND THAT, AS A RESULT, A CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE SUCH A RESUME AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE ANSWER TO YOUR FINAL QUESTION (CONCERNING PUBLIC ACCESS TO A PUBLIC ROOM ADJACENT TO AN INNER CHAMBER IN WHICH AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS BEING HELD) DEPENDS UPON THE PARTICULAR FACTS INVOLVED. SINCE THE PUBLIC MAY BE PROPERLY BARRED FROM AN EXECUTIVE SESSIONS SO THAT MEMBERS OF A PUBLIC BODY MAY ENGAGE IN CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS, I THINK THAT CITIZENS COULD BE BARRED FROM A PUBLIC ROOM ADJACENT TO AN INNER CHAMBER IN WHICH AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS BEING HELD ONLY IF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION COULD BE OVERHEARD IN THE PUBLIC ROOM. THIS IS, THEREFORE, A MATTER OF ACOUSTICAL RATHER THAN LEGAL CONSTRUCTION.
(ROB RAMANA)