2003-08-26 Special Meeting
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSBOOK 29
NEW HANOVER REGIONALMEDICAL CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEESPAGE 738
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING, AUGUST 26, 2003
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners held a Special Meeting with the New Hanover Regional
Medical Center Board of Trustees on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. in the Tenth Floor Classroom of New
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Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2131 South 17 Street, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present were: Chairman Ted Davis, Jr.; Vice-Chairman Robert G. Greer; Commissioner Julia
Boseman; Commissioner William A. Caster; Commissioner Nancy H. Pritchett; County Manager, Allen O’Neal;
County Attorney, Wanda M. Copley; and Clerk to the Board, Lucie F. Harrell.
Trustees present were: Chairman Gayle Van Velsor; Commissioner Julia Boseman; Carl Brown; Lawrence
S. Clark; Beth Dawson; Nancy Marks, Frank Taylor; James W. Vann; Charles Wells; Robert D. Hoover; Dr. Robert
Moore; Bruce Prouty; David Sims; Dr. Sam Spicer; and Dwight Strickland; Richard L. Myers, Interim CEO; Kathleen
Gormley, Chief Financial Officer; Scott Whisnant, Public Affairs Director; Kathy Batchelor, Executive Assistant; and
Dumay Gorham, Legal Counsel.
Chairman Ted Davis and Chairman Gayle Van Velsor called their respective boards to order and advised that
the Special Meeting has been called to hold a Closed Session for client-attorney consultation pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-
318.11(a)(3), N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(c) and N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(1) and to discuss confidential competitive health
care activities pursuant to N.C.G.S. 43-318.11(a) and 131E-97.3.
Chairman Van Velsor called for a motion to convene to Closed Session.
Motion:
Trustee Bob Hoover MOVED, SECONDED by Chairman Van Velsor, to convene to Closed Session. Upon
vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairman Davis called for a motion to convene to Closed Session.
Motion:
Commissioner Boseman MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Pritchett, to convene to Closed Session.
Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairman Davis called for a motion to reconvene to Special Session.
Motion:
Commissioner Caster MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Pritchett, to reconvene to Special Session.
Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairman Davis reconvened to Special Session at 7:25 p.m.
Chairman Van Velsor called for a motion to reconvene to Special Session.
Motion:
Trustee Beth Dawson MOVED, SECONDED by Trustee Nancy Marks, to reconvene to Special Session.
Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairman Van Velsor reconvened to Special Session at 7:26 p.m.
Chairman Davis reported that no official action was taken by the Board of County Commissioners in the
Closed Session.
Chairman Van Velsor reported that no official action was taken by the Medical Center Board of Trustees in
the Closed Session.
Hearing no further business, Chairman Davis called for a motion to adjourn.
Motion:
Commissioner Pritchett MOVED, SECONDED by Commissioner Caster, to adjourn. Upon vote, the
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairman Davis expressed appreciation to the Medical Center Board of Trustees for allowing the
Commissioners to meet with the Trustees and suggested holding joint meetings more frequently to discuss issues of
mutual concern.
Chairman Davis adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lucie F. Harrell
Clerk to the Board