Commissioners move to closed session after discussing special child-protection services

County Manager Curtis Potter informed the Board Dec. 5 that Washington County will need to contract services in a Department of Social Services case and transfer $25,000 from DSS lines to cover non-reimbursable costs for a custodian/caretaker role. Potter said the expense is not reimbursable by the State but the services are urgently needed.

Following discussion, Commissioner Tracey A. Johnson moved that the board enter closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11(a)(3) (attorney-client privilege) and §143-318.11(a)(6) (personnel); Commissioner Phelps seconded. The motion carried unanimously and the board recessed into closed session. No further public details were recorded in the meeting minutes about the case, consistent with the statutory exemptions cited.

The transcript records the board’s motion to enter closed session; decisions made during that closed session are not part of the public record in the meeting minutes provided.