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Board votes to raise County Manager David Cotton’s salary to $235,000, retroactive to July 31
Summary
After a closed session evaluation, the Board of Commissioners voted to increase County Manager David Cotton’s annual salary to $235,000, retroactive to July 31, 2025, and announced the change in open session.
The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners said on Aug. 5 that it completed the annual evaluation of County Manager David Cotton during a closed session and approved a salary increase to $235,000, retroactive to July 31, 2025. Chairman Kevin Gordon announced the decision after the Board reconvened in open session, stating, “The Board is in open session. During the Closed Session, Commissioners completed the annual evaluation for County Manager David Cotton. The Board voted in Closed Session to increase the Manager’s annual salary to $235,000, retroactive to July 31, 2025.”
The closed-session motion to enter the personnel deliberation cited North Carolina Gen. Stat. §143-318.11(a)(6). The transcript records that the Board acted on the evaluation in closed session and reported the outcome in open session; no additional details about performance metrics or dissenting votes were recorded in the public minutes. The Board took the personnel action by unanimous vote in closed session, according to the minutes.
