Town Council - Special Meeting

Friday, July 10, 2026

The Sunset Beach Town Council met for a special closed session to discuss attorney-client privilege and personnel matters. Following the closed session, the Council appointed Dawn Chmierowski to the Planning Board and clarified the education incentive for an associate's degree.

About this meeting

Government Body: Town Council
Meeting Type: Town Council
Location: Sunset Beach, NC
Meeting Date: July 10, 2026

20 sections

7:36•Speaker 3

I'd like to call this meeting to order. Special call, closed session meeting.

7:40 – 8:17•Speaker 4

Looking to go into closed session pursuant to 143.318.11.A.3 to consult with the attorney employed or retained by the public body in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body, which privilege is hereby acknowledged and pursuant to 143.318.11.A.6 to consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, condition of appointment, or condition of initial employment, an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee, or to hear and investigate a complaint, charge, or grievance by or against an individual public officer or employee. Do I have a motion to go into closed session?

8:17•Speaker 3

I make a motion we go into closed session.

8:19 – 1:00:25•Speaker 4

Do I have a second? I'll second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Do I have a motion to come out of closed session?

1:00:26•Speaker 3

I make a motion to come out of closed session.

1:00:27 – 1:00:41•Speaker 4

Do I have a second? I'll second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. As far as action resulting from the closed session, do I have a motion or can I entertain a motion as far as the planning board recommendation goes?

1:00:45 – 1:00:56•Speaker 2

I'll make a motion to appoint Dawn Chmierowski to the Planning Board effective immediately.

1:00:57•Speaker 4

Do I have a second? I'll second that. Any discussion?

1:01:01•Speaker 2

All in favor?

1:01:02 – 1:01:16•Speaker 4

Aye. Any nays? Okay. Also, I'll entertain a motion in regards to the clarification on the associate degree issue. Do I have anything on that?

1:01:16 – 1:01:29•Speaker 1

Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to clarify that the education incentive of the associate's degree for the 2.5% salary increase shall be in the town job-related field.

1:01:31•Speaker 4

Do I have a second? I'll second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye.

1:01:37•Speaker 2

Any opposed?

1:01:38•Speaker 4

Aye. There's nothing else. Do I have a motion to adjourn?

1:01:42•Speaker 1

Make a motion to adjourn.

Do I have a second?

Second.

Any more discussion?

All in favor?

Aye.

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