Commissioner Cornett moves board into closed session to consider employee performance

Commissioner Cornett moved the board into a closed session to consider "the qualifications, competence, and performance of an employee," citing North Carolina statute NCGS 143-318.11(a)(6), and the body approved the motion and proceeded into closed session.

"I make a motion to go into closed session pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(6) to consider the qualifications, competence, and performance of an employee," Commissioner Cornett said on the record. The Chair asked for a second; a second was recorded verbally, but the transcript does not clearly identify which individual seconded the motion. The Chair then asked for any discussion, called for those in favor to raise their hands, asked if any were opposed, and announced, "And the motion carries." The transcript records only the Chair's confirmation that the meeting would move into closed session.

The statute cited, NCGS 143-318.11(a)(6), authorizes closed sessions for certain personnel matters; the transcript contains the statutory citation spoken in segmented form and has been normalized here to the conventional statutory reference. The public record in the transcript does not include a roll-call vote or a numeric tally of yes/no/abstain votes, and no additional details about the personnel matter were discussed in the public record before the session closed.

The meeting had earlier announced a pre-meeting at 5:30 p.m. before the closed session. After the Chair's announcement that the motion carried, the board moved into closed session to discuss the personnel matter. No further public actions or decisions about the employee were recorded in the portion of the transcript provided.