At a special meeting Oct. 8, the Town of Needham Select Board voted unanimously to enter executive session under “exception 6” to discuss the purchase, lease and value of real property — specifically residential dwelling units at the Stephen Palmer Building on Pickering Street in Needham.

The motion to enter executive session was made by the Select Board chair and approved in a roll call vote. The board also voted that it would adjourn at the conclusion of the executive session and would not return to open session.

The board cited “exception 6,” the open-meeting exemption for discussions of the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, when moving into executive session. No substantive details of the property negotiations were discussed in open session; those matters were scheduled for discussion in executive session and therefore are not part of the public record from this meeting.

Roll-call votes recorded at the meeting were: Select Board member Maryann — aye; Select Board member Josh — yes; Select Board member Kevin — aye; Select Board member Kathy — aye; and the chair — aye. The motion passed unanimously.

Because the board moved directly into executive session and voted to adjourn from that session without returning to open session, no further public debate or votes on the property were recorded during the Oct. 8 meeting.

The action affects residential units at the Stephen Palmer Building on Pickering Street in the Town of Needham. The transcript notes the board intended to discuss purchase, lease and valuation matters; specific financial terms, proposers, or next steps were not stated in open session and were not specified in the meeting transcript.