Special-call meeting moves into executive session over potential legal claims; no reportable action

A special-call meeting convened at 11 a.m. on March 17, 2025, and voted to go into executive session to receive legal advice about a pending, threatened or potential claim, citing a Carolina code section referenced in the meeting record.

The session’s presiding member made the motion, saying, “I make a motion that we go into executive session to include, John Duckworth and Bob Brooker.” The motion was seconded and approved by a show-of-hands vote. The meeting minutes record the statutory reference as “Carolina code section 30. 4 70 8 2 civil action 2 0 2 5 CP 3 9 0 0 0 4 2.”

The body recessed into executive session with John Duckworth (role not specified) and Bob Brooker (role not specified) included in the closed session. When the meeting reconvened after the closed session, the presiding member said, “we have nothing to report.” A motion to adjourn was then made and approved.

The meeting record does not identify the governing body by name, provide a detailed description of the claim or claims discussed, or list a roll-call vote. The transcript indicates only the procedural steps: a motion to enter executive session citing legal advice related to potential claims, inclusion of two named participants in the closed session, a return to open session with no reportable action, and adjournment.

Because the transcript does not specify the governing body, the identities or roles of John Duckworth and Bob Brooker beyond their inclusion in the executive session, or the substance of the legal matters discussed, this article limits its reporting to those procedural facts recorded in the meeting transcript.