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Cushing selectmen enter executive session under state statute for legal consultation, return and adjourn
Summary
At a Nov. 30, 2015 special meeting, the Town of Cushing selectmen voted 4-0 to go into executive session under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(E) for consultation with legal counsel; they reconvened at 5:47 P.M. and adjourned at 5:52 P.M.
The Town of Cushing Selectmen met for a special session on Nov. 30, 2015, at the Cushing Community Center. Chair Alton Grover called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
During the meeting the board voted to enter an executive session “pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(E), consultation with legal counsel.” The motion to go into executive session was moved by Chairman Alton Grover and seconded by Selectman Daniel Staples; the minutes record the motion as “Carried 4-0-0.” The selectmen later voted to end the executive session and return to the regular meeting; that motion was moved by Selectman Daniel Staples and seconded by Chairman Alton Grover, and is recorded as “Carried 4-0-0.” The minutes note the board re-entered the public meeting at 5:47 P.M.
After resuming the open meeting the board voted to adjourn. Selectman Daniel Staples moved to adjourn, the motion was seconded by Chairman Alton Grover, and the minutes record the action as “Carried 4-0-0.” The meeting adjourned at 5:52 P.M.
The minutes list the selectmen present as Chair Alton Grover, Heidi Alley, Laurie Haynes, and Daniel Staples; Selectman Martha Marchut is recorded as absent. Staff present are listed as Scott Bickford, CEO, and Raymond Meservey Jr., chairman of the Appeals Board. The only authority cited in the minutes is 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(E), the Maine statute authorizing executive sessions for certain consultations with legal counsel.
No further motions, votes on ordinances, budget actions, public comments, or substantive policy decisions are recorded in the minutes for this meeting. The document records the formal motions, seconds, and the recorded 4-0-0 outcomes for each action.
