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. 5 <br /> 4. To discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses <br /> in the county, including agreement on a tentative list of economic development <br /> incentives that may be offered by a public body in negotiations. G.S. 143-318.11(a)(4) <br /> requires that the action approving the signing of an economic development contract or <br /> commitment, or the action authorizing the payment of economic development <br /> expenditures be taken in open session. <br /> 5. To establish or to instruct the public body's staff or negotiating agents concerning the position to be <br /> taken by or on behalf of the public body in negotiating (i) the price and other material terms of a <br /> contract or proposed contract for the acquisition of real property by purchase,option,exchange or lease; <br /> or(ii) the amount of compensation and other material terms of an employment contract or proposed <br /> employment contract. <br /> 6 To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment <br /> or conditions of initial employment or appointment of an individual public officer or employee, or <br /> prospective public officer or employee;or to hear or investigate a complaint, charge or grievance by or <br /> against an individual public officer or employee.General personnel policy issues may not be considered <br /> in a closed session. A public body may not consider the qualifications, competence, performance, <br /> character, fitness, appointment or removal of a member of the public body or a member of any other <br /> public body, and may not consider or fill a vacancy among its own membership except in an open <br /> meeting. Final action making an appointment or discharge or removal by a public body having final <br /> authority for the appointment or discharge or removal shall be taken in an open meeting. <br /> 7. To plan, conduct, or hear reports concerning investigations of alleged criminal <br /> misconduct. <br /> (b) The board may go into closed session only upon a motion made and duly adopted at an <br /> open meeting. This motion must cite one or more of the permissible purposes listed in <br /> subsection(a) of this rule. In addition, a motion to go into closed session pursuant to Rule 3 <br /> (a)(1) must state the name or citation of the law that renders the information to be <br /> discussed privileged or confidential, and a motion to go into closed session pursuant.to Rule <br /> (a)(3) must identify the parties in each existing lawsuit, if any, concerning which the board <br /> expects to receive advice during the closed session. <br /> (c) The board shall determine who shall attend the closed session. The county manager, county attorney <br /> and clerk to the board shall attend all closed sessions unless otherwise determined by the board The board <br /> shall determine other necessary attendees as the facts and the circumstances dictate. With respect to a <br /> closed session to consult with the county attorney or another attorney employed by or retained by the <br /> county, in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the board, the board <br /> shall not permit a person to attend the closed session if that persons attendance would defeat the attorney- <br /> client privilege. <br /> (d) The board shall conclude a closed session and return to open session upon a*motion <br /> made and adopted to do so. <br /> III. Organization of the Board <br />