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Presiding officer invokes statute and the meeting votes to enter executive session on litigation strategy
Summary
At a remote special meeting on Sept. 23, 2025, the presiding officer cited General Laws chapter 30A, section 21A(3) and the body moved into executive session to discuss litigation strategy; the transcript records affirmative votes from Denise Luciano, Bob Kembbo and Roger Maran but does not capture a complete roll call or the names of the motion mover and seconder.
The presiding officer called a remote special meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, and announced that the sole agenda item was an executive session to discuss litigation strategy. The officer cited General Laws chapter 30A, section 21A(3) as the statutory basis for closing the session and stated the board would not return to open session at its conclusion. "I declare under general laws chapter 30A section 21A3 that the purpose of this executive session will be to discuss strategy with respect to the litigation matters identified in the board's meeting agenda because a discussion of the matters in open session may have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the town and with the board to not return to open session at the conclusion of the executive session," the presiding officer said.
A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded; the transcript notes both a motion and a second but does not identify who moved or who seconded. The presiding officer then called the roll on the motion and recorded affirmative votes from Denise Luciano, Bob Kembbo and Roger Maran. The transcript ends mid-utterance and does not capture whether additional members voted or the final, full tally.
The meeting included a brief roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the statutory declaration. Mark Gold, identified in the attendance list as the town manager, was shown as present remotely. The meeting notice and the presiding officer identified the specific statutory authority cited for entering executive session; no further discussion of the litigation’s substance appears in the available transcript.
Because the transcript fragment provided here does not include the full roll call, the names of the motion mover and seconder, or any substantive discussion of the litigation, this article is limited to reporting the invocation of the cited statute and the recorded step to enter executive session. Any subsequent actions, deliberations, or decisions that occurred during the closed session are not available in the transcript.
