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c070912III (Proposed Reg Landfill)Closed Session III (Proposed Regional Landfill)—July 9, 2012 At 7:20 p.m., the Board, already in closed session on another matter, began closed session in order to consult with the County Attorney concerning a potential or actual claim„ administrative procedure, or judicial action pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(3). Commissioners Holmes, Frye, Kemp, Lanier and Haywood were present. Also present were County Manager Richard Wells; Will Massie, Assistant County Manager/Finance Officer; Ben Morgan, County Attorney; Aimee Scotton, Associate County Attorney; Public Works Director David Townsend, III; Hal Johnson, County Planning Director; and Cheryl Ivey, Clerk to the Board. Richard Wells, County Manager, briefed the Board about a possible conflict of interest with regard to the ongoing permitting process of the proposed regional landfill. He said that since the County will be the applicant for the special use permit request that will go before the Planning Board later in the year, Ben Morgan could not serve as the Planning Board attorney for that meeting since Mr. Morgan was also the Board of Commissioners' attorney. Mr. Morgan advised that the County should hire an attorney to represent the County in the ongoing permitting process of a proposed regional landfill and also hire another neutral attorney to represent and advise the Planning Board when the County requests the special use permit in order to avoid any possible conflict of interest. Closed session on this topic ended at 7:35 p.m., and the Board returned to regular session. J. Harold Holmes, Chairman Darrell L. Frye Phil Kemp Arnold Lanier Stan Haywood Cheryl Ivey, Clerk to the Board