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Charlotte City Council Special Meeting - June 30, 2025: Closed Session Approval

City Council — Monday, June 30, 2025
BodyCharlotte, North Carolina
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, June 30, 2025
StatusFILED
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3:44

Happy Monday.

3:46

You need to study, are we ready to go live?

3:50

All right.

3:52

I want to call the closed session meeting for this afternoon.

3:57

Oh, this is an open session meeting.

4:03

And we have a quorum.

4:04

And so now I want to turn it over to our city attorney.

4:23

So moved?

4:24

We have a motion and a second.

4:29

All right, Miss Johnson.

4:39

I heard the law that you cite it, but how this falls into the law provides the authority for you to go into closed session to consult with your attorney to protect matters protected by the attorney client privilege.

4:57

All in favor, please raise your hands.

5:00

Is that unanimous?

5:01

It is thank you very much.

5:04

All right.

5:05

So we are now going to go into close session.

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Summary of Proceedings

Charlotte City Council Special Meeting - June 30, 2025

The Charlotte City Council held a special meeting on June 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, Room 280. The sole agenda item was a motion to enter closed session to consult with the city attorney on matters protected by attorney-client privilege. The meeting was open to the public via the Government Channel, Facebook, and YouTube before the closed session began.

Closed Session

  • Mayor Vi Lyles initially stated she wanted to call a closed session but immediately corrected: "Oh, this is an open session meeting." After confirming a quorum, she turned the floor over to the city attorney.
  • Council Member Reneé Johnson referred to the legal authority for entering closed session, citing the law that permits consultation with counsel to protect attorney-client privileged matters.
  • A motion was made and seconded to enter closed session. The mayor called for a vote, and all members present voted in favor, indicating unanimity.

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimous vote (all present): The council voted to enter closed session for an attorney-client privileged consultation. The meeting then proceeded into closed session, ending the public portion of the special meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Happy Monday. You need to study, are we ready to go live? All right. I want to call the closed session meeting for this afternoon. Oh, this is an open session meeting. And we have a quorum. And so now I want to turn it over to our city attorney. So moved? We have a motion and a second. All right, Miss Johnson. I heard the law that you cite it, but how this falls into the law provides the authority for you to go into closed session to consult with your attorney to protect matters protected by the attorney client privilege. All in favor, please raise your hands. Is that unanimous? It is thank you very much. All right. So we are now going to go into close session.

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