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Select Board enters executive session on legal matter, requests town attorney attend July meeting

Bakersfield Select Board · June 11, 2025
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Summary

The board entered executive session to discuss legal matters, later exited and unanimously voted to invite the town attorney (Megan) to the first July meeting and to restrict further communications between counsel until the board meets.

The Select Board voted to enter executive session June 9 to discuss legal matters; the meeting recording was paused while confidential discussion occurred. The motion specified which members would remain and the board later voted to exit executive session and to seek an attorney briefing at the next regular meeting.

After returning to open session, the board passed a motion that no further communications occur between the town’s lawyer and the opposing counsel until the board has had an opportunity to consult its attorney. The board directed staff to request that Megan (the town attorney) attend the first July meeting (identified by board members as the July meeting) to advise on next steps.