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Select Board member urges caution against public discussion of matters pending in litigation

Northfield Select Board · December 30, 2025

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Summary

During the Dec. 29 special meeting, Select Board member Mary Chernock warned the board against public discussions of matters pending in litigation involving the town or town staff; the chair acknowledged the comment and no formal action followed.

Select Board member Mary Chernock used a brief floor comment at the Dec. 29 meeting to caution colleagues against discussing matters that are pending in litigation in public meetings.

Chernock said she would “just like to bring up that we should not have just got public discussions about about matters that are pending in legislation against the town or members of the town staff,” and she apologized that such a discussion had occurred earlier in the meeting. The meeting host acknowledged Chernock and thanked her; the transcript records no follow‑up motion or formal directive.

The comment was made near the end of the session as the board concluded action on a separate financing item and prepared to move into a budget and financial review subcommittee meeting. No vote or policy change on meeting procedures was recorded in this transcript.