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Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen moves into closed session and adjourns work session
Summary
At a Feb. 28 work session, the Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen voted to enter a closed session and later adjourned; motions were made by Alderman Odenwald and seconded by Alderperson Bette Welch. The minutes list attendees and set the next meeting for March 11, 2025; the closed-session subject was not specified.
The Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen convened a work session on Feb. 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Mike Travaglini called the meeting to order and the minutes record the following as present: Mayor Mike Travaglini; Alderperson Beth Parker; Alderman Ben Stark; Alderperson Bette Welch; Fire Chief Chris Amenn; City Attorney Mike Daming; and City Clerk Katelyn Wands. Alderman Grant Diel is listed as absent.
During the session, "Alderman Odenwald" moved that the board move into closed session; Alderperson Bette Welch seconded the motion. The minutes state the motion was "approved by all in favor." The minutes do not identify the statutory basis or the subject matter for the closed session.
Later in the meeting, the minutes record that Alderman Odenwald moved to adjourn the closed session; Alderperson Bette Welch seconded and the motion was recorded as approved by all in favor. Following that, Alderman Odenwald moved to adjourn the work session, which Alderperson Bette Welch seconded; the motion carried by voice vote and the meeting was adjourned.
The minutes set the next Board of Aldermen meeting for March 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The document is attested by City Clerk Katelyn Wands. The posted minutes contain typographical errors in the attestation line; the article uses the spelling "Katelyn Wands" as shown elsewhere in the minutes. The minutes do not provide vote tallies, the subject or legal authority for the closed session, or any staff reports or presentations beyond attendance and procedural motions.
The board handled only procedural business in this brief session; no ordinances, appointments, budgets, or substantive policy items are recorded in the minutes.
