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Forsyth mayor and council vote unanimously to enter closed session over personnel and legal advice
Summary
At a special meeting Aug. 10, the Forsyth mayor and council voted unanimously to enter a closed session under 'article subsection 3-305' to discuss personnel matters involving specific individuals and to consult with legal counsel.
The Forsyth mayor and council voted unanimously Aug. 10 to go into a closed session to discuss personnel matters involving specific individuals and to consult with legal counsel under "article subsection 3-305." Mayor Lilly moved the motion, which was seconded and approved by roll call.
"Next, I move that we enter into a closed session under the general provisions of article subsection 3 dash 3 0 5 for reasons number 1 to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials... and for reason 7, to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice," the presiding official stated when making the motion.
The clerk conducted a roll call for the closed-session motion. Each of the named members—Council member Hines; Council member Kennedy; Council member Brownson; Council member Little; Council member McDonald; Council President Noble; and Mayor Lilly—responded "Yes," and the clerk recorded the vote as unanimous. The council announced it would return to open session after the closed meeting and disclose who attended, the topics discussed and any actions taken.
The motion to enter closed session cited "article subsection 3-305" and invoked two specific reasons: reason 1 (personal matters involving one or more specific individuals employed by the town) and reason 7 (to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice). The meeting was then closed to the public at 6:07 p.m.
