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Select Board moves into executive session on open-meeting-law complaint; unanimous roll call
Summary
The board voted unanimously on a roll-call to enter executive session to discuss an open-meeting-law complaint and litigation matters and did not return to open session.
The Select Board voted by roll-call at the end of Monday’s meeting to enter executive session to discuss an open-meeting-law complaint and related litigation strategy. The motion invoked Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(1) and (3), and specifically referenced an open-meeting-law complaint filed July 16, 2025, by Jill Mann and related civil litigation in Worcester County Superior Court.
The board’s roll-call votes were all affirmative: Peter (yes), Chris (yes), Heather (yes), Katie (yes) and Jeff (yes). The chair stated the board would not return to open session afterward.
The executive session motion passed on the stated statutory grounds for discussing personnel complaints and litigation strategy; no further details were discussed in open session.
