According to the Newport Daily News the PCC has filed a motion to enter Portsmouth's Caruolo suit, on the grounds that the Town (the defendants) will not adequately protect their interests.

"PCC, in the court filings, reiterates its claim that the School Committee failed to meet the statutory requirements of filing a Caruolo suit. Not only that, the group argues, the Caruolo Act itself is preempted by the Portsmouth town charter, which includes the prescribed "tent" meeting process.

The schools' suit and the Town Council's post-tent-meeting vote to maintain the schools' budget appropriation were actions made outside of either board's authority, PCC argues. The tent meeting vote, the group maintains, is the "ultimate and conclusive appropriating authority" in Portsmouth." —Newport Daily News

Town Council meeting in executive session tonight. Going to be interesting to see how this pushes the vote, one way or the other.