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Columbus County commissioners recess into closed session citing N.C. statute for attorney-client and personnel matters
Summary
At a Columbus County meeting, commissioners voted to recess the regular session and enter a closed session under North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11 to discuss attorney-client privileged matters and personnel matters; a motion was made, seconded and the chair called the vote before entering closed session.
Columbus County commissioners recessed their regular session and entered a closed session under North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11 to address attorney-client privileged matters and personnel issues.
The move occurred after a motion was made and seconded. A call for the vote produced affirmative responses and the meeting then proceeded into closed session under the cited statute.
The commission cited N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-318.11(a)(3) and (a)(4) as the basis for closing the session to the public. The transcript records a motion, a second and chair confirmation of the vote; no detailed discussion of the underlying matters or any personnel names was included in the public record before the commissioners left open session.
Formal closed sessions are statutorily limited to specific subjects and are not open to the public except as required by law. The meeting transcript shows only the procedural steps to recess and enter closed session; no further public details were provided during the recorded portion of the meeting.
The board cut microphones after the vote and moved into the closed session listed on the agenda; no public votes on substantive policy items were recorded in the public portion of the transcript provided.
