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Wilkes County commissioners meet in closed session on personnel; no action taken
Summary
At a special called meeting on Aug. 19, 2025, the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners recessed into a closed session under the personnel exception in state law to discuss qualifications, competence or conditions of employment; the board returned to open session with no action taken and adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
The Wilkes County Board of Commissioners recessed into a closed session to discuss personnel matters during a special called meeting on Aug. 19, 2025. Chair Shirley B. Randleman opened the meeting at 4:03 p.m. and a motion to go into closed session was made and adopted shortly thereafter.
Commissioner Hardin Kennedy moved that the board enter closed session "to discuss qualifications, competence, or conditions of employment for a county employee or prospective county employee pursuant to the personnel exception under G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6)." Commissioner Casey Joe Johnson seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. Assistant County Attorney Brooke Church and Clerk Sarah D. Call left the meeting before the board met in closed session.
Minutes of the session state the board discussed the personnel matter under the cited statute; the board later returned to open session by a motion from Commissioner Evan Handy, seconded by Commissioner Hardin Kennedy, and by unanimous vote. The minutes record that no action was taken in the closed session. The special called meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m. on a motion by Handy, seconded by Kennedy, and the vote was unanimous.
The meeting packet/minutes do not specify the employee or employees discussed, any findings from the closed-session discussion, or any follow-up assignments. Those details are not recorded in the minutes provided.
