The Town of Middletown Town Council voted to recess its open session and meet in executive session to discuss collective bargaining with Council 94 over a custodian contract and a possible land acquisition on West Main Road.

The council announced the executive session under Rhode Island General Laws §§ 42-46-2, 42-46-4 and 42-46-5(a), statutes that allow closed meetings for certain labor negotiations and land-acquisition discussions. The presiding officer listed the two topics before asking for a motion to recess the open meeting and reconvene in executive session. A voice vote on that motion was recorded as "Aye," with no individual roll-call vote totals or the names of the motion’s mover and seconder provided in the transcript.

The transcript records the council taking no further public action before recessing; no details of bargaining positions, contract terms or land parcels were discussed on the public record that is available. The council’s stated purpose for the closed session falls within the statutory exceptions the meeting cited, which commonly are used so the town can discuss negotiation strategy and the terms or price of property interests without compromising the town’s bargaining position.

The council’s announcement and the motion to recess to executive session conclude the public portion of the recorded transcript. The meeting did not include any other substantive public discussion or votes in the portion provided.