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Commissioners clash over special-meeting agenda rules; retain Reginald James month-to-month as interim administrator in 3-2 vote
Summary
The Gaston Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to retain Reginald James on a month-to-month basis as interim county administrator while conducting a recruitment, after a contested debate over special-meeting agenda authority.
The Gaston Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to retain Reginald James on a month-to-month basis as interim county administrator while the board conducts a national search. The motion to retain James was moved and seconded and passed 3-2 after discussion and public comment.
The vote followed a broader dispute about how special meeting agendas are set and what items commissioners can require to be added. Multiple commissioners objected to items being placed or removed from a special-meeting agenda without what they said was proper notice. One commissioner placed on the record: "You cannot keep a commissioner's request off of the agenda," asserting that commissioner items were being excluded from special meeting agendas.
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