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Select Board announces multiple executive sessions to discuss personnel and pending litigation
Summary
The Select Board entered several executive sessions under Open Meeting Law exemptions to discuss personnel matters and litigation strategy, naming two pending Superior Court cases by docket number; the chair said the board would not return to open session afterward.
At the close of the public agenda the Select Board announced it would enter multiple executive sessions and not return to open session.
The chair read the statutory bases for executive session: Open Meeting Law, chapter 30A, section 21(a)(1) for personnel matters and section 21(a)(3) for litigation strategy. The board named two pending Superior Court cases in the public notice: Mayotte Intrino v. Town of Townsend, Middlesex County Superior Court, docket 2681CV01140, and Harrison C. Maat v. Town of Townsend, Middlesex County Superior Court, docket 2681CV01747. The chair stated the board would be adjourning from the executive session and would not return to open session.
Because these matters are statutorily privileged, the board did not discuss litigation strategy or personnel details in open session beyond the formal announcement of legal authorities and case names.
