By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer
A subcommittee of the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission aiming to recommend a new chief executive insisted this afternoon that it is independent, despite following Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s latest wishes on the issue to the letter.
An assistant city attorney working with the subcommittee also appeared to admit violating the state sunshine laws; this comes after the subcommittee twice in the past week stumbled over the state Open Meetings Act as it goes about its business.
Having previously planned to go into executive session to whittle four candidates down to three, the subcommittee decided this afternoon to interview all four remaining candidates in a public meeting. Landrieu suggested that course of action Tuesday in a statement to The Times-Picayune.
Former City Council President Arnie Fielkow and two city councilwomen have now said they favor an outside candidate for chief executive, while Landrieu has said he thinks the existing interim director at the agency, Vic Richard, is doing a good job.
