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Henderson City Council holds closed session on personnel matter, adjourns at 2:33 p.m.
Summary
At a special called meeting Aug. 18, 2025, the Henderson City Council moved into closed session under G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6) to discuss a personnel matter, then reconvened and adjourned; Councilmember Garry D. Daeke did not return after the closed session.
The Henderson City Council on Aug. 18, 2025, convened a special called meeting and moved into a closed session "pursuant to G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6) Personnel Matter," a motion moved by Councilmember Tami Walker and seconded by Councilmember Sara M. Coffey that the council approved unanimously.
The meeting was called to order at 1:59 p.m. by Mayor Melissa Elliott in the R. G. “Chick” Young, Jr. Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 134 Rose Avenue. The City Clerk, Tracey Kimbrell, recorded attendance; the clerk’s roll indicated a quorum and noted that Councilmembers Geraldine Champion and Michael Venable arrived shortly after roll call.
After the closed session, Councilmember Sara M. Coffey moved to reconvene in open session; Councilmember Geraldine Champion seconded, and the motion was unanimously approved. The clerk’s notes recorded that Councilmember Garry D. Daeke did not return to the meeting after the council’s closed session.
Councilmember Geraldine Champion moved to adjourn the special called meeting; Councilmember Tami Walker seconded and the motion was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 2:33 p.m. Minutes are signed by Mayor Melissa Elliott and attested by City Clerk Tracey Kimbrell in the record provided.
Staff listed as present in the minutes included City Manager/City Attorney Hassan T. Kingsberry, Police Chief Marcus Barrow, Recreation and Parks Director Kendrick Vann, and Police Captain Joey Ferguson. The minutes record no public votes on substantive matters during this session; the closed session was convened under the cited statutory authority for personnel matters.
