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Morristown Select Board enters executive sessions, authorizes town manager to sign consulting contract
Summary
After two closed sessions on litigation and contract negotiations, the town of Morristown Select Board unanimously authorized Town Manager Brent Raymond to sign a consulting contract with Stonehore Municipal Consulting LLC; the board disclosed no contract terms on the record.
The town of Morristown Select Board on Monday unanimously authorized Town Manager Brent Raymond to sign a consulting contract with Stonehore Municipal Consulting LLC after returning from two executive sessions.
Chair Richard said the board would enter closed sessions to discuss “pending or probable civil litigation or prosecution” and later to discuss “pending contract negotiations,” adding that premature public disclosure would place the town at a substantial disadvantage. Both motions to go into executive session were moved by Richard, seconded by members of the Select Board and approved unanimously.
According to motions on the record, the participants to be included in the litigation executive session were Town Manager Brent Raymond, Executive Assistant Judy Alberry, attorney Matt Bloomer, Tina and Sarah Haskins. The board cited provisions of Title 1 of the Vermont statutes authorizing executive sessions for matters of litigation and negotiations (the transcript referenced “Section 313(a)(1)” and “Section 13(a)(1)”).
After the executive sessions, the board reconvened at about 9:01 p.m. and voted, on a motion by Richard and seconded by George, to authorize Raymond “on behalf of the town to sign a consulting contract for services as needed with Stonehore Municipal Consulting LLC as presented.” The motion carried unanimously; the transcript records no discussion of contract terms, fees, or a start date.
The meeting concluded with a unanimous motion to adjourn at 9:02 p.m.
The Select Board did not disclose the substance of the closed-session discussions or provide details of the consulting agreement on the public record. Any terms, costs, or implementation steps for the Stonehore contract were not specified in the meeting transcript.
