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Springfield City Council approves $4.008 million in transfers to law department settlement accounts after executive session
Summary
After an executive-session briefing on litigation strategy, the Springfield City Council approved an amendment to the Impacted Neighborhood Stabilization Fund and three transfers totaling $4,008,000 to the law department’s settlement and OTPS accounts; several councilors registered dissent or abstained.
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Council returned to open session on Monday and approved four orders discussed in executive session, including three cash transfers totaling $4,008,000 to law department settlement and OTPS accounts.
The council began the special meeting for an executive-session briefing on settlement and legal-strategy matters and then voted, by roll call, to enter executive session under open-meetings law. Councilor Edwards moved to go into executive session “to discuss strategy with respect to litigation,” citing the state open-meeting exemption for litigation (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, § 21(a)(3)); Councilor Delgado seconded the motion. The motion passed by roll call.
After reconvening in public, the council voted on four items that had been discussed behind closed doors. The first was…
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