Lakeville planning board votes to enter executive session on personnel, will not return to open meeting

The Lakeville Planning Board on March 24 voted unanimously in a roll-call to enter executive session under General Law Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(1) to discuss personnel matters and indicated it would not return to open session.

The board motioned to enter executive session "to discuss the reputation, character, physical condition, or mental health rather than professional competence of an individual or discuss the discipline or dismissal of or complaints or charges brought against a public officer, employee, staff member, or individual and not to return to open session," citing the statutory provision for personnel discussions. A motion and a second were recorded; the transcript does not identify the mover or seconder by name.

During the roll-call vote board members responded "I": David Lodge; Dan Wilga; John Cabral; and Michelle McEachern. The recorded tally was four in favor; the board chair confirmed the procedural requirement that streaming and recording be stopped before proceeding to executive session.

The transcript indicates the board proceeded to stop the public stream and make arrangements to continue the meeting in a non-public session. No further details of the executive-session discussion were disclosed in the public portion of the transcript.