Unidentified Speaker opened the meeting and then requested a motion to move into a closed session, stating: "Can I get a motion to enter into closed session?" The speaker cited North Carolina law as the legal basis for the private meeting.

The meeting record shows that Commissioner Floyd placed the motion and Commissioner Featherston seconded it. The presiding official announced the motion and second: "Got a motion by commissioner Floyd, seconded by commissioner Featherston." A voice vote followed; attendees responded "Aye" and the presiding official declared, "We're now in closed sessions." The meeting manager then noted a logistical step to raise microphones for the closed session participants.

According to the transcript, the board cited North Carolina General Statutes §143-318.11 (attorney–client privilege) and subsections covering economic development, real estate and personnel as the stated bases for moving out of public view. The public record provided no further detail on the substance of the matters to be discussed in closed session, and no roll-call or recorded tally of votes appears in the transcript.

The action taken was a procedural move to enter a closed session; the transcript contains no subsequent public disclosure of decisions, directions to staff, or outcomes from that closed session. Any material discussed after the meeting moved into closed session is not in the public transcript and therefore is not reported here.

The meeting proceeded into closed session immediately after the voice vote; no date or further agenda items related to the closed session are recorded in the public portion of the transcript.