Norwood City Council votes 7-0 to enter executive session on pending public-safety litigation

The Norwood City Council voted unanimously to enter an executive session to discuss pending litigation related to public safety, the council announced during Tuesday’s meeting.

An unidentified speaker moved "pursuant to Connecticut general statute section 1-200 subsection 6 8 and 9 c" that the council go into executive session "for the purpose of discussing pending litigation regarding public safety," and named City Manager John Salamone, Fire Chief Samuel Wilson, Corporation Counsel Amy L. Seifert and Assistant Corporation Counsel Michael E. Derskull to participate, according to the meeting record. Another unidentified speaker seconded the motion. A roll call vote recorded seven "yes" votes; the presiding officer then stated, "Motion passes 7 to 0." (Transcript segments cited in provenance.)

The council left the open meeting and met in the City Manager's Conference Room for the closed session. When the council returned to open session, an unidentified speaker stated, "And no votes were taken during the executive session." President Pro Tem Joe DeLucia then moved to return to regular session, a motion seconded by Alderman Sheila Hayes; the motion passed 7-0 on roll call.

Later in the meeting the council moved to adjourn. That motion was seconded, a roll call was conducted and the presiding officer again announced the motion passed "7 to 0." The meeting ended shortly thereafter.

The motion to convene the executive session cited a state statute in the motion language but did not include further public details about the nature of the litigation or the steps the council might take next. No formal actions or votes were recorded as having taken place during the closed session.