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Commission receives mayor's open-meetings reminder, records staff resignation and votes to enter executive session on Caswell Street lease
Summary
The commission placed a mayoral letter on file urging civility, accepted notices that a commissioner and the secretary had stepped down or resigned, and voted to enter executive session to discuss possible non-aviation land and a lease near Caswell Street before adjourning.
The Taunton City Airport Commission on March 26 read and placed on file a March 12 letter from Mayor Sean O'Connell reminding board and commission members to maintain decorum at public meetings.
The mayor's letter, which the chair read aloud, said in part that officials should avoid "assumptions, inaccurate information, personal attacks, threats, and personal bias" and should keep comments within the scope of their appointed roles. The commission voted to receive the letter and place it on file.
Personnel and membership changes: Chair John Paul Thomas announced Commissioner Burton Treiber has stepped down to spend more time elsewhere and that staff will work with the mayor to fill the vacancy. The commission also noted that Caroline, the commission secretary, had submitted a resignation to accept a new job in education.
Executive session: The commission voted on a roll-call motion to enter executive session and adjourn rather than return to open session. The executive-session topic was described as "potential non-aviational land that's over off of Caswell Street" and related lease discussions; the chair said no votes were expected in executive session and that the meeting would adjourn after the closed session.
What was decided and what remains private: The commission formally received the mayor's letter and recorded membership/staffing changes in the public record. The lease discussion and any deliberations about potential non-aviational uses of land off Caswell Street will take place in executive session as allowed by applicable open-meeting provisions; no actions from the closed session were reported on the record at the March 26 meeting.
Ending: The commission said it will follow the mayor's guidance on decorum and return public updates when appropriate after any executive-session matters conclude.
