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Rockport committee to sit together at town meeting; executive session called on collective bargaining
Summary
Committee members said they will sit together at the upcoming town meeting, and Chair Amy Oakes announced a need to enter executive session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining; no substance of bargaining was discussed on the public record.
Vice chair Nicole Alterri and other members reflected on recent community engagement events and thanked the Education Foundation for an EFR event that brought many residents to support schools. Mark Lorenz asked whether the committee would sit together at the upcoming town meeting; Superintendent Mark Branko confirmed a reserved spot for the committee at town meeting.
Chair Amy Oakes later announced the committee would take up executive session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining. "I believe we have a need for executive session... to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining," the chair said. The committee gave no further public details about bargaining matters during the open meeting.
No votes or bargaining details were discussed in public; the announcement was procedural and consistent with practice to reserve bargaining strategy for executive session.
