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Henderson City Council convenes closed session on personnel matter, then reconvenes and adjourns
Summary
At a special called meeting on April 2, 2025, the Henderson City Council moved into a closed session under N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6) to discuss a personnel matter; the council later reconvened with no public discussion and adjourned at 2:55 p.m.
Mayor Melissa Elliott called a special meeting of the Henderson City Council to order at 1:59 p.m. on April 2, 2025, and the City Clerk recorded that a quorum was present.
Councilmember Geraldine Champion moved that the council convene in closed session pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6) to discuss a personnel matter. Councilmember Michael Venable seconded the motion. The minutes record the motion but do not include a roll-call vote in the segment announcing the motion; the official record shows the council did meet in closed session.
After the closed session, Councilmember Venable moved to reconvene the meeting in open session; Councilmember Champion seconded. The minutes note there was no discussion after the council reconvened in open session. The meeting concluded when Councilmember Champion moved to adjourn; Councilmember Venable seconded and the minutes record that the motion was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 2:55 p.m.
The minutes list Mayor Melissa Elliott and councilmembers Geraldine Champion, Michael Venable, Garry D. Daeke, Ola Thorpe-Cooper and Tami Walker as present; Lamont Noel and Sam Seifert are recorded as absent, with a clerk's note that Noel and Seifert joined the meeting via Zoom during open session. Staff listed as present included City Manager/City Attorney Hassan T. Kingsberry and City Clerk Tracey Kimbrell, among others. The minutes do not disclose the substance of the personnel discussion, consistent with the closed-session statute cited.
