Woodland Township Committee approves executive session to discuss contract negotiations

The Woodland Township Committee on Oct. 30, 2024, approved a resolution to move into executive session to discuss contract negotiations and adjourned its workshop later that evening.

Mayor DeGroff called the workshop meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and Clerk Maryalice Brown read the Open Public Meetings Act statement, informing attendees that the meeting notice met statutory requirements. The clerk then read Resolution 2024-67, which the committee discussed as authorizing an executive session to consider contract negotiations. Mayor DeGroff moved to approve Resolution 2024-67, and Committeeman Herndon seconded the motion.

The transcript records a subsequent motion—also moved by Mayor DeGroff and seconded by Mr. Herndon—to close the executive session and reopen the workshop meeting; the roll call recorded DeGroff—yes, Herndon—yes, Mull—yes. The committee reported that no formal action was taken during the executive session. The workshop was then adjourned; a motion to adjourn was made by Mayor DeGroff and seconded by Committeeman Mull, and the meeting closed at 6:55 p.m.

The meeting attendance list included Mayor DeGroff, Committeeman Herndon, Committeeman Mull, Solicitor William Burns, Clerk/Administrator Maryalice Brown and CFO Kathleen Rosmando. No votes on substantive policy or contract approvals appear in the workshop record; the only formal motions recorded in the transcript concerned entering and closing the executive session and adjourning the meeting.

Records show the committee used Resolution 2024-67 to authorize the executive session and relied on the Open Public Meetings Act procedures announced by the clerk. The committee did not announce any follow-up actions or public votes on contract terms during the workshop.