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Chair asks planning commission to enter closed session to consult legal counsel
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Summary
The Town of Berlin Planning Commission moved to hold a closed session to consult with legal counsel under a cited general-provisions statute, to be held at the Town of Berlin Police Department; the commission said it would return to open session at about 5:30 p.m.
The Chair of the Town of Berlin Planning Commission asked members to move into a closed session on Wednesday to consult with legal counsel, saying the discussion would take place at the Town of Berlin Police Department and that the meeting would reconvene in open session at approximately 5:30 p.m.
“The purpose of the closed session is to consult with legal counsel as permitted under general provisions article three-three 0 five(seven) to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice on a legal matter,” the Chair said. The Chair then asked whether any member of the public objected to moving into closed session and invited a motion from the commission to do so.
The transcript records inconsistent date references—at one point the Chair says “04/06/2026,” then later corrects to “Wednesday April 8 at 5PM.” The Chair subsequently said the commission would return to its regularly scheduled open session at about 5:30 p.m. The record does not show whether a motion or vote was recorded in the excerpt provided.
Closed sessions for consultation with legal counsel are authorized for certain matters under state law; the commission cited a specific ‘‘general provisions’’ article as the basis for the session (as stated in the transcript). The commission did not provide additional details about the legal matter in the recorded excerpt.
The planning commission indicated it would reconvene in open session at roughly 5:30 p.m.; the transcript does not include a motion or vote in the excerpt reviewed and provides no further public discussion.
