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Commissioners consider, then decline to remove county manager after spontaneous motion; closed session follows
Summary
A commissioner moved to remove the county manager; the motion was seconded and subjected to a voice vote in open session. Commissioners expressed surprise at the timing; the motion did not pass and the board entered closed session for personnel and economic-development items.
During the meeting a commissioner unexpectedly moved to remove the county manager. The motion was seconded and moved to a voice vote in open session.
After the roll call by voice, several commissioners said “aye” while at least one commissioner explicitly voted “no” and several members said they had not been prepared to decide and wanted prior closed-session discussion. One commissioner said they had not expected such an action and objected to the lack of prior closed-session deliberation. The chair later said the motion was “conceded,” and the board did not take further open-session action to remove the manager at that time.
Immediately following the exchange, the board voted to enter closed session under North Carolina General Statutes for economic-development and personnel matters. The chair announced closed session authority citations and the board recessed into closed session.
The transcript records the motion and the voice vote exchanges but does not include a recorded roll-call tally or a formal resolution removing the manager. No employment action or personnel outcome was stated in open session; the board’s next steps on personnel will be handled in closed session or reflected in later minutes if the board takes further action.
