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Sanford council moves into closed session under state statute, then adjourns special workshop
Summary
During the April 28 special-called workshop, Council Member Walter Ferguson moved to enter closed session under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) and (4) for attorney-client consultation and economic-development discussion; the motion passed unanimously and the council later adjourned at 4:37 p.m.
At the April 28 special-called workshop, Council Member Walter Ferguson moved that the Sanford City Council enter closed session under North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a)(3) to consult with the city attorney and (a)(4) to discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses; Council Member Linda Rhodes seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. The meeting recessed at 2:40 p.m. and reconvened at 2:55 p.m. for the closed-session action.
After returning to open session, Council Member Charles Taylor raised a procedural suggestion that public hearing sign-up sheets are often illegible and that the city consider using technology (for example, a laptop sign-up process and printed lists) to provide clearer sign-up lists to council members before public comment. Later, Council Member Linda Rhodes moved to adjourn at 4:37 p.m.; Council Member Mark Akinosho seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The record shows the closed session was authorized under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) and (a)(4). The transcript does not record further votes or substantive outcomes from the closed session in open session minutes; no formal decisions resulting from the closed session were noted in the minutes provided.
