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After closed session Coats commissioners direct staff to seek exemption from state statute 160A‑58.1; motion passes 3–2
Summary
Following a closed session, the board instructed the town manager to contact the state representative to pursue inclusion among towns exempt from North Carolina statute 160A‑58.1. The motion passed 3–2.
The Board of Commissioners entered closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143‑318.11(3) and (6) at 8:35 p.m. and reconvened in open session at 10:48 p.m. After the closed session, the board approved a motion instructing the Town Manager to contact the state representative to request that Coats be included among towns exempt from state statute 160A‑58.1. The motion passed 3–2 with Commissioners Allen, Powell and Pope voting aye and Mayor Pro Tem Kelvin Gilbert and Commissioner Monique Warren‑Clegg voting no.
Minutes do not record the specific closed-session discussion topics beyond the statutory citations. The board’s public action directs staff to pursue a legislative exemption; no text of correspondence or the representative’s response appears in the minutes.
