Following an executive session held under state open‑meeting law, the Medford School Committee voted 5–0, with two members absent, to approve a security‑related project and to forward three funding options to the mayor and city council for consideration, with a committee preference for the option that expends the most free cash to lower ongoing district payments.

Committee members said the matter was discussed in executive session under the statutory exception that allows strategy discussions about collective bargaining and security deployment (Mass. General Laws, Chapter 30A, Section 21). The motion read to the public summarized the committee’s action: it approved the project and will send three options to the mayor and council, noting a preference for the option that uses the greatest amount of free cash to reduce annual payments; no further project details were disclosed publicly at the meeting.

The motion was recorded on the public floor after the executive session. Roll call produced five affirmative votes, zero negatives and two absences; the committee entered executive session again at the start of the meeting under M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a) for collective bargaining and under §21(a)(4) to discuss security deployment.

Next steps: The committee indicated it will notify the mayor and city council of the requested options; those bodies will consider funding choices in accordance with municipal budget procedures. The district did not release detailed project scope or cost figures during the public session.