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Black Mountain council appoints Larry Harris, confirms board seats and adopts several resolutions
Summary
The council appointed Larry Harris to a vacant council seat, named Brian Stone to the Center for the Arts board, adopted a resolution recognizing Pam King’s service and approved a resolution requesting HCA’s CEO meet local stakeholders; the council also approved several consent-agenda items.
The Town of Black Mountain’s town council met in May and filled the vacancy left by former council member Pam King, appointing a candidate selected by the council and administering the oath of office.
At a public agenda item, council members discussed whether to appoint to the remainder of the term or only until the next election. After receiving public ballots and statements from council members, the council voted unanimously to appoint the nominated candidate and the appointee was sworn in. Council then adjusted membership on several town boards: Brian Stone was appointed to serve as a regular member on the Black Mountain Center for the Arts Board, and the newly seated council member was named to represent the town at the Land of Sky Regional Council.
The council also adopted Resolution R-26-42 recognizing Pam King for her service to the town from December 2020 through April 2026. In a separate action, members approved a resolution requesting that HCA CEO Sam Hazen engage with Western North Carolina stakeholders to discuss Mission Health and broader community concerns; one council member recused from the vote because of their service on a hospital board and did not cast a vote on that item.
The consent agenda, including the minutes, monthly tax-collector report and a contract for professional engineering/architectural services, passed with one item (a presentation request by Anchor QEA on a river/Greenway project) carried forward for a future presentation.
Council closed the public portion of business by approving an audit engagement letter for fiscal 2026 accounts and later recessed into a closed session to discuss a pending legal matter.
