Lenox Select Board Enters Executive Session on Forensic Audit Litigation

LENOX — May 28, 2026 — Lenox Select Board votes 5-0 twice to close all business from the public, citing a forensic audit and possible litigation. The board, meeting virtually on May 28 with all five members present — Chair Steve Field, Phil Heller, Ben Cosgriff, Garfield Reed, and Eric Morales — conducted no open-session business beyond roll call before voting unanimously to enter executive session under MGL Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3) "to discuss possible litigation related to the preliminary results of the forensic audit and procurement practices." A second unanimous vote authorized a closed review of executive session minutes from May 13 and May 21, 2026 under Section 21(a)(7). The board did not return to open session, leaving the scope of the audit, the procurement practices under scrutiny, and the nature of the potential legal action entirely undisclosed.