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The Galesburg City Council recently discussed business that was questionable for executive session, according to audio that was inadvertently streamed online by the city and recorded by WGIL Radio. Among the items in question from the Dec. 5, 2022, executive session was City Manager Gerald Smith seeking council approval to advertise for a new position of assistant city manager/director of public works. Closed sessions are generally reserved for discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. While executive sessions are intended to be closed to the public and the media, the city inadvertently live internet-streamed the first 25 minutes of the closed session on Dec. 5. WGIL Radio automatically records the live streams of council meetings and has retained the audio portion of the meeting. The audio could be heard by anyone listening live to the internet stream that night. WGIL reported Monday that Ward 1 Alderman Bradley