Columbus County commissioners return from closed session after discussing litigation and economic development; no substantive action taken

Columbus County commissioners met in a closed session to discuss pending litigation, possible future litigation and economic development matters and recorded that no action was taken on those substantive topics.

A motion to come out of the closed session was made and approved by voice vote. "All in favor? Aye. All opposed?" the presiding officer asked; the transcript records an affirmative voice vote. Minutes show the board recessed briefly — for about one minute — before returning to open session.

During the closed session the record states the commissioners "discuss[ed] pending litigation, possible future litigation, and economic development matters." The board explicitly recorded that it took no action on those matters during the closed session.

A separate procedural motion "that the general count be approved" was made and seconded; the meeting transcript does not include a clear roll-call tally for that motion. The transcript shows the motion was seconded by Miss Patterson and that the body addressed the question of approval, but it does not clearly record individual votes or a final roll-call breakdown in the excerpt.

After the short recess the board resumed open-session business.

Note: The closed session topic summaries and the board's statement that "no action was taken by the board" are taken directly from the meeting record.