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Kure Beach council holds closed session on personnel matter, returns with no action
Summary
The Kure Beach Town Council met May 18, 2026, and voted unanimously to enter a closed session under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6) to discuss a personnel matter. The council returned to open session at 4:30 p.m.; Town Attorney Eldridge said no votes or actions were taken, and the meeting adjourned at 4:31 p.m.
The Kure Beach Town Council held a special meeting May 18, 2026, and voted unanimously to enter a closed session under North Carolina statute N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6) to discuss a personnel matter. Mayor Allen Oliver opened the meeting at 3:00 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tem David Heglar moved that the council go into closed session per N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6) for a personnel matter; Commissioner Byron Ashbridge seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The council recessed into closed session and later returned to open session at 4:30 p.m.
Upon returning to open session, Town Attorney Eldridge stated, “no actions were taken, no votes were taken in Closed Session.” Following that statement, Mayor Pro Tem David Heglar moved to adjourn the special meeting at 4:31 p.m.; Commissioner Ashbridge seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The minutes note that a quorum was present and list Council members Allen Oliver (Mayor), David Heglar (Mayor Pro Tem), Connie Mearkle, Mark Dirks and Byron Ashbridge as present, with Director of Administration Mandy Sanders and Town Clerk Beth Chase in attendance. The record also states these are action minutes rather than a verbatim transcript and that a recording of the meeting is available on the town’s website under Government > Council.
No other details about the personnel matter, any proposed actions, or follow-up steps were recorded in the minutes.
