Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment as director-level staff of the body without providing public notice of such session. - Amends TCA Title 8.

HB 2616 amends Tennessee's open meetings law to allow governing bodies (like city councils or school boards) to hold confidential executive sessions specifically for interviewing applicants for director-level staff positions. The bill requires that final hiring decisions be made in open meetings with public notice, prohibits public disclosure of unselected applicants' materials upon request, and mandates that minutes list attendees (excluding job applicants). It directly affects local government hiring processes and job applicants seeking director-level roles. The key change clarifies that executive sessions for these interviews do not require public notice, while maintaining transparency for final decisions and applicant confidentiality.