Chowan County commissioners enter closed session to discuss personnel; minutes sealed
March 27, 2026 | Chowan County, North Carolina
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The Chowan County Board of Commissioners convened a special meeting at 1:00 p.m. on March 27, 2023 at the Chowan County Public Safety Center and voted unanimously to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters. Commissioner Larry McLaughlin made the motion to enter closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-318.11(a)(6); Chair Bob Kirby called for the vote and the motion passed 4-0.
The publicly available meeting record states, “The minutes of the closed session are sealed.” The transcript provides no further detail about the matters discussed while the board was in closed session.
After the closed session, Commissioner Ron Cummings moved to come out of closed session; the board voted 4-0 to reconvene in open session. Commissioner Cummings then moved to adjourn the special meeting; the motion passed unanimously and the meeting ended. The minutes of the closed session are recorded as sealed and are not part of the public record provided here.
The meeting roster in the record lists Chair Bob Kirby and Commissioners Ron Cummings, Larry McLaughlin and Ellis Lawrence as present. Commissioners Tray Taylor, Chris Evans and Alex Kehayes are listed as absent. County staff identified in the record include County Manager Kevin Howard, Human Resources Manager Carrie Byrum, Tax Administrator Melissa Radke and Board Clerk Susanne Stallings.
No formal votes on public policy or expenditures appear in the public portion of the record. The only formal actions recorded publicly were motions to enter and exit closed session and a motion to adjourn; each motion was approved unanimously by the four commissioners present. Any decisions made in the closed session are not disclosed in the sealed minutes.
The publicly available meeting record states, “The minutes of the closed session are sealed.” The transcript provides no further detail about the matters discussed while the board was in closed session.
After the closed session, Commissioner Ron Cummings moved to come out of closed session; the board voted 4-0 to reconvene in open session. Commissioner Cummings then moved to adjourn the special meeting; the motion passed unanimously and the meeting ended. The minutes of the closed session are recorded as sealed and are not part of the public record provided here.
The meeting roster in the record lists Chair Bob Kirby and Commissioners Ron Cummings, Larry McLaughlin and Ellis Lawrence as present. Commissioners Tray Taylor, Chris Evans and Alex Kehayes are listed as absent. County staff identified in the record include County Manager Kevin Howard, Human Resources Manager Carrie Byrum, Tax Administrator Melissa Radke and Board Clerk Susanne Stallings.
No formal votes on public policy or expenditures appear in the public portion of the record. The only formal actions recorded publicly were motions to enter and exit closed session and a motion to adjourn; each motion was approved unanimously by the four commissioners present. Any decisions made in the closed session are not disclosed in the sealed minutes.
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