Middletown School Committee votes to move into executive session on litigation, bargaining and personnel

The Middletown School Committee voted in March 2025 to recess its open meeting and convene in executive session to discuss potential litigation, collective bargaining related to “Neary/Library,” and personnel matters involving Deputy Police Chief Clifford McGregor under Rhode Island law governing closed meetings.

Committee members conducted a roll call and confirmed a quorum before making a motion to enter executive session. The motion was seconded and the chair called for a voice vote; no opposition was voiced and the motion passed. The committee then recessed the open session and moved into the closed meeting.

The committee cited provisions of the Rhode Island General Laws as the legal basis for the closed session. A committee member stated that Deputy Police Chief Clifford McGregor had been notified in writing pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws §42-46-5(a)(1). The transcript identifies collective bargaining items as “Neary/Library,” but provides no further public detail about the bargaining subject or the parties involved.

Town Council members were present for the initial roll call at the start of the transcript, and the Middletown School Committee was called to order at 5:00 p.m. on a Monday in March 2025. Names recorded in the public roll calls include members of the Town Council and members of the Middletown School Committee; the record supplied to the committee did not include additional public discussion of the matters to be taken up in executive session.

The committee did not disclose further specifics about the expected length of the executive session or any follow-up public actions in the portion of the meeting provided in the transcript.