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Commissioners enter closed session to consult county attorney; board reports no action
Summary
The board entered closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11(a)(3) to consult with the county attorney; after returning to open session commissioners said they had consulted counsel and taken no action.
The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners entered closed session during Tuesday’s meeting to consult with the county attorney under North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a)(3).
A motion to enter closed session was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. The board recessed into the conference room and later returned to open session, where the chair reported the board “consulted with the county’s attorney and took no action.”
The statute cited permits a public body to consult with its attorney to preserve attorney-client privilege and to consider settlement or litigation strategy in a closed session. The board did not disclose the subject of the consultation in open session.
