Select Board Executive Session Meeting Minutes 2/23/22

Executive Session Minutes of the meeting of 2/23/22

Meeting Opened at: 7:47pm

Select Board Members Present: Steve Weisz, Chair, Justin Makuc

Select Board Members present absent: John Weingold

Also present: Melissa Noe

A motion was made to go into executive session to review and consider approval of the following sets of Executive Session minutes: 10/4, 11/4 and 2/16.  The motion was seconded and approved 2 – 0.  Roll call was taken, Steve, yes and Justin, yes.  The Board will not return to open session.

A motion was made to approve and distribute to the public the edited executive session minutes of 2/16/22.  The motion was seconded and approved 2 – 0.

A motion was made to approve but not distribute to the public the edited executive session minutes of 11/4/21.  The motion was seconded and approved 2 – 0.

Prior to discussing the drafted 10/4/21 executive session minutes, Steve read the following statement into the record, “On advice of counsel and with the understanding that the actions that occurred on October 4, 2021 and on February 16, 2022 may constitute an attempt to breach the contract of a town employee, I shall abstain from any discussion and voting on any executive session minutes of 10/4/21.  I shall remain in the meeting and will be independently recording the meeting.  I expect this statement to be included in the minutes of this meeting.”  As Steve is abstaining, Justin is unable to approve the draft, edited minutes himself.  Justin will reach out to Town Counsel to ask how to proceed when Board members have different drafts of minutes and are unwilling to approve an agreed upon draft.

The Board adjourned at 8:03pm

Submitted by:

Monterey Select Board

cc: Website (www.montereyma.gov)

Select Board Members

Minutes Book

Town Clerk

Any documents used in the meeting are listed below and are available by request at town hall.

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