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Council enters executive session on pending litigation and adjourns from the session

Westbrook City Council · January 5, 2026
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Summary

The Westbrook City Council voted to enter executive session under 1 M.R.S. §405‑6(E) to discuss pending or contemplated litigation with invited officials; the council adjourned directly from that session.

Toward the end of its Jan. 5 meeting, the Westbrook City Council voted to go into executive session under 1 M.R.S. Section 405‑6(E) to discuss pending or contemplated litigation. The motion included a list of invited attendees: the mayor, the city administrator, the city clerk, the director of planning & code enforcement, the director of economic & community development and deputy, and the city’s legal counsel. The motion to enter executive session carried by recorded vote (6‑0‑1).

The council adjourned directly from executive session; the meeting minutes note the adjournment with no opposition recorded. No substantive details of the litigation were disclosed in the public minutes because the discussion occurred in executive session.

Because executive sessions are confidential, the minutes provide only the statutory basis for the session and the list of invited participants.