Board enters nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 II(c) and later seals minutes

After routine business and signing several items, members of the public left the July 29 meeting at about 10:50 a.m. The board moved, by roll-call recorded in the minutes, to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3, II(c) — the exemption for matters that could adversely affect the reputation of a person — with Chairman Paight and Selectman Pitt recorded as voting yes. The meeting minutes record the entry to nonpublic session at 10:50 a.m.

Public session reconvened at 11:45 a.m.; Selectman Pitt moved and Chairman Paight seconded a motion to seal the nonpublic minutes because "it is determined that divulgence of this information would likely render a proposed action ineffective." The roll-call recorded both voting yes and the motion to seal passed. The minutes indicate the board determined that the subject matter met the criteria of RSA 91-A for confidentiality and did not disclose further details in the public record.