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Raeford City Council rescinds City Manager Dennis Baxley’s resignation

City Council of the City of Raeford · March 1, 2026
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Summary

At a Nov. 15 called meeting, the Raeford City Council unanimously voted to rescind City Manager Dennis Baxley’s resignation, which had been set to take effect Dec. 30, 2022. The council then moved to adjourn.

RAEFORD — The Raeford City Council unanimously voted Nov. 15 to rescind the resignation of City Manager Dennis Baxley, which had been dated effective Dec. 30, 2022. The action took place at a called meeting in the James B. McLeod Council Chambers.

Councilman Wayne Willis moved to rescind the resignation, and Councilman John Jordan seconded the motion. The motion was “unanimously carried,” returning Mr. Baxley to his role as City Manager. The meeting minutes list Mayor John K. McNeill, III; Councilman John Jordan; Councilman Charles Allen; Councilman Wayne Willis; and Councilwoman Mary Neil King as present. Councilman Robert Conoly was recorded as absent.

The called meeting had been convened expressly for personnel matters; Mayor McNeill announced the meeting’s purpose when calling it to order. After the motion to rescind the resignation was approved, Councilman John Jordan moved to adjourn the meeting, a motion seconded by Councilman Wayne Willis that was also unanimously carried.

The meeting record identifies Megan Stone as HR officer and lists the James B. McLeod Council Chambers of City Hall as the venue. The written minutes include signatures for HR Officer Megan Stone and Mayor John K. McNeill, III. The minutes do not record debate, additional discussion, or any amendments to the motion. No formal votes by roll call are included beyond the recorded unanimous outcomes.