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Atlantic Beach extends town manager's contract after closed-session review

Town of Atlantic Beach Town Council · July 1, 2026
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Summary

Council entered closed session under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6) to consider the qualifications and performance of the town manager and afterward extended Town Manager John O'Daniel's contract by unanimous vote.

The Town Council met in closed session April 9 under North Carolina statute N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6) to consider the qualifications, competence, performance and conditions of appointment of a public officer (Town Manager John O'Daniel).

Councilmember Joseph Starling moved to enter closed session; Councilmember Austin Waters seconded and the council voted unanimously to proceed. The closed session began at 11:18 a.m.; council briefly recessed for non-council participants to leave the boardroom and resumed at 11:25 a.m. Town Manager O'Daniel temporarily left the meeting at 11:49 a.m. and returned at 12:29 p.m.

After exiting closed session, council discussed the town-manager contract and recorded a consensus to extend the contract as prepared; minutes state the vote was unanimous, 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m.

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