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Select Board votes to unseal and keep sealed dozens of nonpublic minutes
Summary
During its May 20 meeting the Boscawen Select Board conducted roll‑call votes to unseal and to keep sealed a long list of nonpublic minutes under RSA 91‑A exemptions (primarily personnel/reputation grounds). Actions were taken by motion and recorded roll call.
The Boscawen Select Board on May 20 conducted a sequence of roll‑call votes to unseal or keep sealed numerous nonpublic meeting minutes under RSA 91‑A exemptions.
After returning from a nonpublic session the board read aloud lists of meeting dates and the RSA exemption codes and took individual motions and roll‑call votes. For each cited date the board indicated the exemption (commonly listed as "reputation" or the RSA paragraph letter) and members voted by roll call; the transcript records roll‑call results as "yes" for the attending members on the items presented.
Why it matters: Unsealing nonpublic minutes makes portions of municipal records available to the public and can be important for transparency. Conversely, keeping minutes sealed under RSA exemptions preserves confidentiality where statutory criteria apply. The board moved through many items in a single block of business, consistent with requirements to record the vote and statutory basis.
What happened: The board made and seconded motions to unseal or to keep specific minutes sealed (many dates were listed one by one); each motion was decided by roll call with the recorded votes noted in the meeting transcript. The board completed the sequence of votes and adjourned at approximately 8:24 p.m.
The transcript records the dates and RSA codes cited for each motion; the Select Board clerk will reflect the approved changes in the town’s record of minutes.
