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Woodstock boards move into executive session over pending litigation
Summary
The Select Board and Board of Trustees voted on March 25 to enter executive session to discuss pending litigation and attorney-client communications, citing potential harm from premature public disclosure and inviting legal counsel to attend.
The Woodstock Select Board and the Board of Trustees voted on March 25 to enter executive session to discuss pending litigation and attorney-client communications, saying premature public disclosure "would place the board at a substantial disadvantage," the Select Board Chair said.
The Chair cited 1 VSA § 313(a)(1)(E) and (F) when moving the finding and then moved to enter executive session to invite legal counsel. The motion — which an attendee first moved and a trustee seconded — carried after members present said "aye." The Chair listed invited counsel including Seaton McElroy, Eric Duffy, Chris O'Keefe, Frank Hornick and representatives from the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT).
Trustees made a parallel finding and motion for their board to enter executive session under the same statutory authority; that motion also passed on an affirmative voice vote. Later in the meeting trustees again moved to enter executive session and confirm the invitation list after a procedural pause related to a breakout room.
No specific litigation details were discussed on the public record prior to the executive-session motions. The recorded public actions were limited to the formal votes to make the findings and to enter executive session; the boards recessed and the public record shows subsequent adjournment without further public action on policy items.
