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Yanceyville council meets remotely, holds closed session on personnel; no public action announced
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Summary
At its April 23, 2020 special meeting, the Yanceyville Town Council unanimously adopted the agenda, entered a closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11 to discuss personnel, and adjourned; council said it had no information to present publicly after the session.
The Yanceyville Town Council met remotely on April 23, 2020, and unanimously approved its meeting agenda before entering a closed session to discuss personnel, Mayor Alvin Foster said.
Mayor Foster called the special meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The meeting was recorded as held at the Yanceyville Museum of Art and electronically via the Zoom application. Council members present were Mayor Alvin Foster; Mayor Pro Tem Odessa Gwynn; council members Brian Massey, Margie Badgett-Lampkin and Keith Tatum. Town Attorney Lee Farmer was listed as staff, and Kamara Graves served as town clerk.
The council adopted the agenda on a motion from Councilwoman Margie Badgett-Lampkin, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Odessa Gwynn, and the vote was recorded as unanimous among the members present.
Mayor Foster told the council that the town’s rules and procedures reflect revisions to North Carolina’s open-meetings law and that a copy of the council rules and procedures is available upon request.
The council then voted unanimously to go into a closed session under North Carolina General Statutes §143-318.11 to discuss personnel matters; the motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Gwynn and seconded by Councilman Tatum. After the closed-session discussion, Councilman Tatum moved to come out of closed session; Councilwoman Badgett-Lampkin seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Foster said that the council did not have any information to present publicly at this time regarding the personnel discussion.
There were no informal public comments recorded related to agenda items. Councilman Tatum moved to adjourn the special meeting; Councilwoman Badgett-Lampkin seconded, and the meeting was adjourned by unanimous vote. Town Clerk Kamara Graves prepared the minutes.
No formal action affecting town policy or personnel was disclosed at the conclusion of the meeting. The closed session citation referenced by the council was N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11 (personnel), which permits confidential discussion of certain personnel matters.