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Westminster committee holds executive session on collective bargaining, keeps minutes confidential
Summary
Committee entered executive session under 42-46-5(k) for collective bargaining with the WTA, took no public votes, and voted to keep the executive session minutes confidential.
The Westminster School Committee on Jan. 28 met in executive session under Rhode Island open-meetings law provision 42-46-5(k) to discuss collective bargaining with the Westerly Teachers Association (WTA). The committee returned to open session and said no votes were taken during the closed session.
"So we are, back to our meeting here, and there were no votes taken during executive session here," the chair said when the committee reconvened. The committee then voted to keep the minutes of the executive session confidential; the motion was moved, seconded and approved with no recorded opposition.
Why it matters: 42-46-5(k) permits public bodies to meet in executive session to discuss collective bargaining strategy. The committee’s decision to keep the minutes confidential is consistent with the statutory criteria that allow certain executive-session records to remain closed.
What the committee did: Entered executive session under 42-46-5(k) (collective bargaining with WTA); returned to open session with no votes taken; voted to maintain confidentiality of the executive-session minutes. Meeting participants were not asked to disclose details of the closed-session discussion.
