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Lincoln Town Council adjourns to executive session on potential litigation and votes to seal minutes
Summary
The Lincoln Town Council voted to adjourn to an executive session to discuss potential litigation under Rhode Island law and moved to seal the executive-session minutes under the same statute. The votes were taken and the chair later called the council back to order.
The Lincoln Town Council voted to adjourn to an executive session to discuss potential litigation under Rhode Island General Laws § 42-46-5(a)(2) and subsequently voted to seal the executive-session minutes under Rhode Island General Laws § 42-46-7(c).
The motions were made during the council meeting. Councilman Oni moved to adjourn into executive session "regarding potential litigation," and a second was recorded. A roll-call vote followed in which Councilman Oni, Councilman Rizzo and the chair voted yes. The motion to adjourn to executive session was approved.
After the executive session motion, the council voted to seal the minutes of that executive session under R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-7(c). The motion to seal the minutes was seconded by Councilor Azar; a voice vote followed and the chair announced "Aye."
The transcript does not include detailed public descriptions of the litigation discussed in executive session, nor does it record a written tally of votes for the sealing motion beyond the chair's voice vote. The chair later called the council back to order on the public record.
No additional details about the subject matter of the potential litigation, any legal counsel present, or subsequent public actions were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
