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Malden Council votes to enter executive session on pending litigation and an open-meeting complaint
Summary
The council voted to move into executive session under M.G.L. c.30A §21(a)(1) and (7) to consult legal counsel on litigation and to comply with law related to a pending Open Meeting Law complaint; the body will not reconvene for further public business.
The Malden City Council voted by roll call at the end of its May 1 meeting to enter executive session to consult with legal counsel under exemptions in Massachusetts General Laws chapter 30A, section 21(a)(1) and (7). The agenda cited a pending Open Meeting Law complaint and ongoing litigation matters, including matters described as Benevolent Botanicals and 926 Eastern Avenue v. City of Malden.
Council President Ryan O’Malley explained that the discussion in open session could have a detrimental effect on the city’s litigation position, and the clerk recorded a unanimous roll-call vote to move into executive session. The council announced it would not reconvene for any further public business after the executive session and would adjourn directly from executive session.
The vote invoked MGL chapter 30A procedures for executive sessions and listed the open-meeting complaint and litigation references when taking the vote; councilors and staff then left the public record as the meeting moved into closed session.
