Council moved into closed session following agenda briefing; roll call recorded

After completing the Oct. 9 agenda briefing, a council member moved that the Asheville City Council enter a closed session. The motion listed two reasons: 1) to prevent disclosure of privileged or confidential information under state law and 2) to consider qualifications, competence, performance, character or fitness of an individual public officer or prospective public officer or employee. The motion referenced North Carolina statutory authorities in the motion text as read aloud to the council.

A second was given and the mayor called for a roll call. The clerk recorded responses from the mayor, vice mayor and council members in attendance; the council then recessed for a short break before convening closed session. No substantive discussion or outcomes from the closed session were presented in the Oct. 9 briefing record.

Authorities cited in the motion as read on the record included North Carolina General Statute references and statutory authorizations read aloud during the motion (text as read during the meeting): "the statutory authorization 118.11... North Carolina General Statute, Chapters 140 three‑three eighteen‑ or dot 10 e... The statutory authorization is contained in North Carolina General Statute Chapters 143A6." The briefing record shows the motion and roll call recorded on the public agenda briefing; any material discussed in the closed session was not disclosed at the briefing.

Ending: The public record for the Oct. 9 agenda briefing ends with the council’s recess into closed session; any actions or decisions taken in the closed session were not made part of the briefing record.