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Coats board approves hourly technical services and payroll contracts in special meeting
Summary
At a special March 3 meeting the Town of Coats Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an hourly technical services agreement with Mid‑Carolina Regional Council and an hourly payroll contract with Karen Wooten after reconvening from a closed session under state statute.
The Town of Coats Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two hourly contracts following a special meeting on March 3, 2026. The board approved an agreement with Mid‑Carolina Regional Council for technical service assistance and a separate hourly payroll-services contract with Karen Wooten. The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners' Meeting Room at Coats Town Hall.
The board first met in closed session under North Carolina law, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143‑318.11(3) to consult with the town attorney and (6) to consider personnel qualifications and related matters. The board entered closed session at 7:03 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 8:41 p.m., where it resumed public business.
After the meeting returned to open session, the board resolved to approve an agreement with Mid‑Carolina Regional Council to provide technical service assistance to the Town of Coats on an hourly basis. The motion to approve that agreement was moved by Commissioner Monique Warren‑Clegg and seconded by Commissioner Marc Powell and was recorded as "unanimously approved." The transcript does not list a contract amount or service schedule beyond the description "hourly basis."
The board then resolved to approve an agreement with Karen Wooten to provide payroll services on an hourly contract basis. Commissioner Monique Warren‑Clegg moved the motion and Mayor Pro Tem Kelvin Gilbert seconded; the approval was recorded as unanimous. The record does not specify the hourly rate, contract term, or whether the services replace existing staff or vendors.
Mayor Chris Coats called for and the board approved a motion to adjourn; the meeting concluded at 8:43 p.m. Minutes were prepared by Town Manager Barbara Hollerand and attested by Interim Town Clerk Mikayla Johnson as shown in the record.
What the record shows and what it does not: the minutes record the statutory bases for the closed session and list unanimous votes approving both agreements, but they do not disclose closed-session discussion points, contract dollar amounts, contract lengths, or implementation details. Those particulars were not included in the transcript and are therefore not reported here.
