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Hassan T. Kingsberry appointed Henderson City manager in 4-3 council vote
Summary
At a Dec. 23 special meeting, the Henderson City Council voted 4-3 to appoint Hassan T. Kingsberry as city manager after a closed-session personnel discussion under N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6).
Henderson City Council voted 4 to 3 on Dec. 23, 2024, to appoint Hassan T. Kingsberry as the city manager, the council’s minutes show. The special called meeting, presided over by Mayor Melissa Elliott, followed a closed-session discussion of a personnel matter under N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6).
Councilmember Tami Walker moved to appoint Kingsberry in open session; Councilmember Michael Venable seconded. The motion was recorded as approved by a vote of 4 to 3. Yes votes were by Councilmember Geraldine Champion, Venable, Ola Thorpe-Cooper and Walker; no votes were cast by Lamont Noel, Sam Seifert and Garry D. Daeke. Councilmember Sara M. Coffey was recorded absent.
Kingsberry was listed in the meeting’s staff attendance as Interim City Attorney prior to the vote. The minutes show the council first convened in closed session under the cited state statute to discuss a personnel matter and later returned to open session, where the appointment motion was made and approved. The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. and adjourned at approximately 12:25 p.m.
The council’s minutes do not include statements from councilmembers explaining their votes, any additional terms for the appointment, or an effective date for Kingsberry’s tenure as city manager. Those details were not specified in the minutes.
