Nash County Board of Education adopts agenda, approves move into closed session

The Nash County Board of Education opened a work session and adopted its agenda, then voted to go into closed session under state statute, the chair said.

The board’s chair called roll and then asked for a motion to adopt the agenda. "So moved," a board member said; another board member seconded. The chair called for the ayes and the agenda was approved by voice vote.

Board members then approved a motion to enter closed session. A board member moved that the board "go into closed session pursuant to" a state statute; a staff member recited the statute number as it was read aloud during the meeting. The motion, moved by Mr. Whitfield and seconded by Mr. Edwards, was approved by voice vote. The chair announced the board would adjourn to Room 1524 to hold the closed session.

The statute cited in the meeting corresponds to North Carolina’s open meetings law on closed sessions (N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11), which is commonly invoked for personnel and attorney-client matters; the meeting record shows the board recited a statutory citation when making the motion. The meeting did not record further public discussion of substantive policy items in the open session before adjournment.

Votes at a glance

- Adopt agenda — Motion to adopt moved by Mr. Wheat; seconded by Mr. Whitfield; approved by voice vote (ayes recorded by chair).

- Enter closed session — Motion to enter closed session moved by Mr. Whitfield; seconded by Mr. Edwards; approved by voice vote. The motion referenced N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11 as the legal basis for closing the session.

The board adjourned the public portion of the work session and moved to Room 1524 for the closed session.