Daily Gazette Co. v. Town Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lawrence E. Kahn, J.

In the above-entitled proceeding, petitioner seeks an order declaring that the meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Cobleskill conducted on August 10,1981 violated certain provisions of the Public Officers Law, in that an executive session was conducted improperly, and, that said town board’s order directing reporter Les Hendrix to leave the executive session was not a lawful order.

The facts herein are not in dispute. During the town board meeting on the above date, the respondent board convened in executive session, allegedly pursuant to section…