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Vergennes council holds executive session on contract negotiations; no final action recorded
Summary
After unanimous votes to authorize and justify closed-door discussion, the Vergennes City Council entered executive session Nov. 25 to receive an update on contract negotiations; City Manager Ron Redmond and Clerk/Treasurer Betsy Sullivan were invited and the session lasted from 5:40 to 6:46 p.m.
The Vergennes City Council voted repeatedly to support entering closed-door discussions and to find that public disclosure of ongoing contract negotiations would disadvantage the city. The council moved into an executive session to receive an update on contract negotiations under 1 V.S.A. § 313(a)(1)(A), inviting City Manager Ron Redmond and City Clerk/Treasurer Betsy Sullivan to attend. The motions were approved 6-0; the executive session began at 5:40 p.m. and ended at 6:46 p.m. The transcript records no final decision or formal action taken in open session on those contract matters.
The council first approved going into executive session related to appointment or evaluation of a public officer or employee under 1 V.S.A. § 313(a)(2), then made the statutory finding about premature disclosure of contract negotiations before entering the session to receive the negotiations update. The transcript identifies the legal citations used and records the participants invited to the executive session but contains no substantive details about negotiation content or outcomes in open session.
