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Commissioner vote sends FBT Everett Reality LLC litigation into executive session; public meeting will not reconvene
Summary
On Nov. 12 the commission voted 5-0 to enter executive session to discuss strategy in FBT Everett Reality LLC v. Massachusetts Gaming Commission and the chair read that the public session would not reconvene after the closed meeting.
Chair Jordan Maynard announced that, on advice of counsel, the commission would move to executive session to discuss strategy in the pending litigation captioned FBT Everett Reality LLC v. Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Maynard read the public language saying that public discussion could be detrimental to the commission’s litigation position.
Following the reading, the commission voted 5-0 to enter executive session (motion moved by Commissioner O'Brien; seconded by Commissioner Broer). The chair explicitly stated that the public session "will not reconvene at the conclusion of the executive session." No public debate about litigation strategy took place in the recorded public session; the decision was a procedural step to allow closed-door legal deliberations.
The transcript records no additional motions or public materials for this item. The meeting ended its public session and moved into the closed meeting room to continue the matters in executive session.
