Knox County Commission convenes executive session under Maine statute, then adjourns

The Knox County Commission convened an executive session for a consultation with its legal counsel under 1 M.R.S. §405(6)(E) on Friday, February 14, then returned to open session and voted to adjourn.

Chair opened the meeting, announced that all three commissioners were present and said, “Is there any public comment? Seeing this is none,” before asking for a motion to go into executive session for legal consultation. A commissioner moved (“So moved”) and another commissioner seconded the motion; the commission recessed to the closed session. The transcript records the motion and second but does not record a roll-call tally for that vote.

After the closed session, the meeting reconvened in regular session. The Chair proposed a motion to adjourn, which was seconded; the Chair called for the vote and reported, “All those in favor, 2 in favor, none opposed.” The commission then adjourned.

The Chair noted the commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for the following Tuesday at 02:00. No public comments were recorded during the meeting.

Facts drawn from the meeting record: the executive session was held under the authority of 1 M.R.S. §405(6)(E), the meeting opened with all three commissioners present, public comment was recorded as none, and the final adjournment vote was reported as 2 in favor and none opposed.