Indian Trail town leaders voted unanimously to approve an employment agreement for Adam McLamb to begin Jan. 1, 2026, and briefly moved into closed session citing a state personnel statute, according to the meeting transcript.

The approval came after a motion by a councilmember identified in the transcript as Speaker 2: "I'll make a motion to approve the town manager employment agreement with mister Adam McLam to begin January 1 in the year of 2026." The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote, with no individual roll-call recorded in the transcript.

The meeting record also shows a motion to enter closed session under state personnel provisions, spoken in the transcript as "n c g s 143Dash31811A6" and later referenced again by a speaker, who asked that "mister Adam McLamb" be invited into that closed session. The council proceeded with the motions as recorded.

Members of the body offered congratulatory remarks after the action. The mayor (identified only by title in the transcript) said, "I've known Adam for many years, 14 years or longer, and been here. We couldn't have a better talent manager, and I'm excited and and thrilled." Other speakers offered personal support, with one saying, "I've been a big supporter of yours for 4 years now," and another recognizing McLamb's wife in the audience.

The meeting concluded when Speaker 2 moved to adjourn; the motion was recorded as unanimous.

No additional contract terms, salary figures, or personnel details were provided in the portions of the transcript supplied. The statute cited for the closed-session discussion appears in the transcript in spoken form only; the meeting record does not include a written citation or printed ordinance text.