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Angier Board authorizes town manager to execute settlement after closed session
Summary
After a closed session under N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3), the Angier Board of Commissioners authorized the interim town manager to approve and execute a settlement in the case Jeannie Ellington v. Town of Angier et al.; the vote was unanimous, 4-0.
The Angier Board of Commissioners voted June 2 to authorize the interim town manager to approve and execute a settlement agreement in the matter of Jeannie Ellington v. Town of Angier, following a closed session to consult with the town attorney.
Mayor Pro Tem Sheveil Harmon moved to enter closed session pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) for attorney consultation; the board returned to open session at 7:09 p.m. Upon reconvening, Harmon moved to authorize Interim Town Manager Steve Neuschafer to execute the settlement agreement. The motion carried unanimously, 4-0.
The meeting record identifies the parties named in the authorization but the settlement’s terms were not read into the public record during open session. The board authorized the manager to execute the agreement; the manager or town attorney are responsible for finalizing and filing required documents in compliance with state law.
No financial terms, confidentiality provisions, or effective dates of the settlement were disclosed in open session. The board cited attorney consultation as the basis for convening closed session under the cited statute.
