A hastily called executive session of the Westbrook City Council, scheduled for Wednesday, is believed to be related to last week’s public reading of an email written by Assistant City Administrator Bill Baker that mocked members of the community.

The session, at 6 p.m. at Westbrook High School, will allow councilors to consult with the city attorney, Natalie Burns, regarding their “legal rights and duties” as a council, according to the notice for the meeting.

Council President Brendan Rielly called for the executive session Tuesday, stating he’d like the council to know what they “can and can’t do” in response to recent events.

“Clearly, it’s in response to the situation we’re in now, and the resulting response both publically and internally,” he said.

While the meeting is not specific to a personnel matter, Rielly said the session is to find out what the council can do regarding personnel matters.

The public is excluded from executive sessions, though any vote the council may take must be done in a public session. Rielly said he does not expect any vote would take place.