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Yanceyville council accepts town manager resignation, names interim manager

Yanceyville Town Council · March 16, 2026
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Summary

At a March 16, 2021 recessed special meeting, the Yanceyville Town Council accepted the resignation of Town Manager Brian S. Collie, passing the motion 3-1, and unanimously appointed Kamara Barnett as interim town manager effective immediately.

The Yanceyville Town Council voted March 16, 2021 to accept the resignation of Town Manager Brian S. Collie, effective March 16, 2021, and unanimously appointed Assistant Manager and Town Clerk Kamara Barnett as interim town manager.

Mayor Alvin Foster moved to accept Collie’s resignation; the motion was seconded by Councilman Brian Massey and passed 3-1. The council minutes do not identify which member cast the opposing vote. Margie Badgett-Lampkin was recorded as absent from the meeting.

Following the resignation vote, Councilman Massey moved to appoint Kamara Barnett as interim town manager. The motion, seconded by Councilman Keith Tatum, passed unanimously.

Council members had previously met in closed session earlier in the meeting under North Carolina General Statutes G.S. 143-318.11 to discuss personnel and economic development. Mayor Foster also said a separate closed session will be scheduled for the April 6, 2021 council meeting to address personnel matters.

No direct quotations were recorded in the minutes. The council did not provide a roll-call record of how individual members voted on the resignation motion in the published minutes.