High Point City Council votes to enter closed session for attorney‑client privilege and adjourns

Councilman Michael Holmes called the High Point City Council’s Nov. 17 special meeting to order and led the body through a brief public session that ended with a vote to go into a closed session for attorney‑client privileged discussion and a subsequent adjournment.

"This is councilman Michael Holmes calling to order the November 17 special meeting," Holmes said at the start of the session. Councilman Harmon moved to adopt the agenda, and Councilman Andrew seconded; the chair called for a voice vote and said the motion carries.

The council identified a single agenda item, transcribed as "20 25 dash 4 7 2," described by the chair as a closed session under attorney‑client privilege. Councilwoman Peters moved to go into closed session on that item, Councilman Andrew seconded, and the body approved the motion by voice vote. The chair then declared, "We are now in closed session." The public record in the transcript contains no further detail about the subject matter discussed in closed session.

Attendance in chambers included Councilman Michael Holmes, Councilman Harmon, Councilwoman Peters, Councilwoman McKeever and Councilman Andrew; the mayor arrived after roll call, Britt Moore participated by telephone, and Councilman Tyrone Johnson and Councilwoman Amanda Cook were noted as absent. After the closed-session motion, the council approved a motion to adjourn, again by voice vote.

Votes were taken by voice; individual aye/no/abstain votes were not recorded in the transcript. Because the item was handled in closed session, the transcript contains no public description of legal issues, recommendations, or any resulting directives or votes taken while the meeting was closed.

The council took no further public actions during the portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript.