Mister Collins, a School Committee member, moved the committee into executive session to discuss collective-bargaining strategy related to the school security guards’ successor contracts. He cited Mass. General Laws Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3) and said open discussion could harm the committee’s bargaining position. "I move to enter into an executive sessions in accordance with Mass. General Laws Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy respective to collective bargaining," Collins said.

Miss Gresham seconded the motion. A roll-call vote followed. The transcript records Mister Gonzales, Mister Collins, Miss Roe Naylor and Mayor Serna voting yes; Miss Hurst was recorded as absent. The chair announced the motion passed and said the committee would return for its regularly scheduled meeting after the executive session.

The committee identified the opposing bargaining representative in the motion as the United Food Commercial Workers Union; the transcript did not provide a clear local number for the union. The motion specified the subject as successor contracts for Springfield school security guards. Under Mass. General Laws Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3), a public body may meet in executive session to discuss negotiation strategy for collective bargaining when public discussion might impair its position.

No other substantive agenda items or votes were recorded in the available transcript. The committee recessed into executive session and indicated it would return to open session later in the meeting.