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Stratford council authorizes town attorneys after executive session, votes to enter closed session on real estate
Summary
The Town of Stratford council voted to authorize town attorneys to act on matters discussed in executive session and then voted to go into a second executive session to discuss a real-estate matter that members said could affect the propertyprice if discussed publicly.
Council member Loong moved that the Town of Stratford "authorize the town attorneys to proceed as discussed in executive session," a motion the council seconded and approved by voice vote.
The motion came immediately after the council returned from an earlier executive session. After the motion was seconded — identified in the meeting as "Mister Elias seconds" — the chairman called for a voice vote; attendees responded "aye," and the chairman confirmed, "They're so directed." The meeting record does not include a roll-call tally; the motion was approved by voice vote as recorded at the meeting.
Under agenda Item 7.3, Loong then moved that the council go into executive session "for purposes of discussion on a real estate matter." He specified who would attend the closed session: the town council, the mayor, Chris Timniak, Sarah Matthews, Don Savo, and the town attorneys Hodgson, LeClaire and Florek. Loong said the council was entering executive session because "discussions regarding real estate" and the "disposition of this property in public may affect the price." The motion was seconded (recorded as "Mister Aurelia seconds that") and approved by voice vote.
The meeting transcript contains no further public debate about the substance of the real-estate matter; the council proceeded to conduct the executive session as announced. No ordinances, contracts, or dollar amounts related to the property were disclosed in the public portions of the record provided.
