Bd. of Selectmen of W. Bridgewater v. Attorney Gen.

At issue in this case is whether the board of selectmen of West Bridgewater (board) violated the open meeting law, G. L. c. 30A, §§ 18 - 25, when it discussed the professional competence of nonunion municipal employees in executive sessions without first discussing those matters in open session as required under District Attorney for the N. Dist. v. School Comm. of Wayland, 455 Mass. 561 (2009) (Wayland ). Acting on a complaint filed by a private citizen, the Attorney General concluded that the board had violated the open meeting law on three occasions. The board then commenced this action…