Agenda 11-07-19 Item 8-f - Modifications to the Agenda 11-07-19 Item Board of County Commissioners’ “Rules of Procedure” for Meeting Classifications and Clarification on Public Comments at BOCC Meetings

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9 16 character, fitness, appointment, or removal of a member of the public body or another body and may not consider or fill a vacancy among its own membership except in an open meeting. Final action making an appointment or discharge or removal by a public body having final authority for the appointment or discharge or removal shall be taken in an open meeting. G.S. 143-318.11 Page 2 7.To plan,conduct,or hear reports concerning investigations of alleged criminal misconduct. 8.To formulate plans by a local board of education relating to emer- gency response to incidents of school violence or to formulate and adopt the school safety components of school improvement plans by a local board of education or a school improvement team. 9.To discuss and take action regarding plans to protect public safety as it relates to existing or potential terrorist activity and to receive briefings by staff members,legal counsel,or law enforcement or emergency service officials concerning actions taken or to be taken to respond to such activity. (b) The board may go into closed session only upon a motion made and duly adopted at an open meeting. This motion must cite one or more of the permissible purposes listed in subsec- tion (a) of this rule. In addition, a motion to go into closed ses- sion pursuant to Rule 3 (a)(1) must state the name or citation of the law that renders the information to be discussed privi- leged or confidential, and a motion to go into closed session pursuant to Rule 3 (a)(3) must identify the parties in each exist- ing lawsuit, if any, concerning which the board expects to receive advice during the closed session. (c) The board shall determine who shall attend the closed session. The county manager, county attorney and clerk to the board shall attend all closed sessions unless otherwise determined by the board. The board shall determine other necessary attendees as the facts and the circumstances dictate. With respect to a closed session to consult with the county attorney or another attorney employed by or retained by the county, in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the board, the board shall not permit a person to attend the closed session if that person's atten- dance would defeat the attorney-client privilege.