Lakeville Select Board enters executive session to discuss collective bargaining and Lakeville Country Club negotiations

The Town of Lakeville Select Board voted to enter executive session at 8:04 a.m. on Feb. 11 to discuss collective bargaining and real property negotiations involving the Lakeville Country Club.

Select Board member Carboni moved that the board "enter executive session pursuant to General Law Chapter 30A Section 21A3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation" and said the board would not return to open session. Carboni also moved to include "pursuant to Mass General Law, chapter 30A, Section 21A(six) to consider the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property" with the Lakeville Country Club cited as the property of interest. Select Board member Laca seconded the motion.

The motion invoked two statutory bases for executive session: Section 21(a)(3) (collective bargaining and litigation strategy) and Section 21(a)(6) (real property negotiations) of Massachusetts General Laws chapter 30A. The meeting was held remotely and opened at 8:01 a.m., with Chair Candido stating there were no items for open session before the motion was made. During the subsequent roll call sequence, the transcript records affirmative votes including "Carboni I," "Hunt I," and "Candido I."

Chair Candido announced, "We will now end this session at 08:04AM and resume in executive session," and the board left open session under the terms stated in the motion. The transcript records the board’s intent not to return to open session; no further details about the subjects to be discussed in executive session were provided in open session.

No formal public actions, ordinances, or budget votes were taken in open session during the portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript. Any substantive decisions reached in the executive session will be reflected in future public minutes or meeting materials if and when disclosure is required by law or the board chooses to report them.