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Cabarrus board votes to terminate county manager after closed-session discussion
Summary
Following a closed session, the Board of Commissioners voted 3–1 to terminate the county manager’s employment contract for cause and authorized the chairman to deliver a termination letter.
After a closed-session meeting on Jan. 21, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners voted to terminate the county manager’s employment contract for cause and authorized the chairman to sign and deliver a termination letter.
The board first entered closed session citing attorney-client privilege and personnel statutes (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143‑318.11(a)(1),(3),(6)). After returning to open session the Board voted on a motion “to terminate the county manager’s employment contract with Just Cause, effective immediately, and to authorize the chair to sign and deliver a termination letter on behalf of the board.” The motion passed by voice vote recorded as 3–1.
No additional public details about the specific grounds for termination were disclosed at the meeting; the board used the closed-session statutory exemptions to discuss personnel and attorney-client matters. Commissioners asked the county clerk, manager and legal counsel to attend the closed session as permitted by statute.
Ending: The board’s action is effective immediately; the board did not announce an interim manager at the conclusion of the public session. Additional administrative steps (notice and personnel processing) were delegated to staff.
