TOWN OF MOUNT GILEAD BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL WORK SESSION MINUTES 110 West Allenton Street, Mount Gilead, North Carolina, 27306  MG Mount Hea: Marth  NOVEMBER 16, 2022  The Mount Gilead Board of Commissioners met at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Mt. Gilead Town Hall, 110 W.. Allenton St, Mount Gilead, North Carolina for a Management Work Session. Present were Mr. Randy Billings, Mayor Beverly Harris, Mayor Pro Tem' Tim McAuley, Commissioners Paula Covington, Mary Lucas and Vera Richardson, Interim Town Manager Bill Zell and' Town Clerk Amy Roberts.  Mayor Harris called the meeting to order at 6:00p.m.  ITEMI.  INTRODUCTION OF HOST  Mayor Pro Tem McAuley introduce Mr. Randy Billings, former Executive Director ofthe NC Piedmont Triad Council of Governments. Mr. Billings is a consultant to local governments and came to mentor and discuss a recruitment process for hiring ai new Town Manager and determining the Board's preferred qualifications for potential candidates  ITEM II.  DISCUSSION  Mr. Billings asked the Board members to take some time to really think about the characteristics they most desire in a' Town Manager. Discussion and a work session took place amongst all Board members about the future ofthe Town and how to: move: forward. Mr. Billings gave some helpful pointers in choosing ai new: manager and how to: recruit the Town manager. The next step int the process will bet to put together all the requests and qualifications determined by the Board and write aj job ad and get it placed on the website at the North Carolina League of Municipalities, Goyemmentyobs.com, and several oft thel North Carolina universities that specialize and offer degrees in Public Administration (MPA). These include Western Carolina Although no public comment section was included in this meeting, the Board did allow ai member ofthe public to speak regarding this session. Ms. Andell McCoy ofMount Gilead spoke to the Board about some of1 her thoughts and concerns she observed during the work session. She expressed, as a citizen, some ofthei ideas shel had about what to look fori in a' Town Manager and With noi more. Board business, Commissioner Covington made ai motion to adjourn the meeting. Mayor Pro Tem McAuley seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned unanimously at 8:45 p.m.  University, Appalachian State University and' UNC Greensboro.  asked them to consider these when making their choices.  ITEM III.  ADIJOURNMENT  yhunl A. Navis Beverly A. Harris, Mayor  Roberts, CMC, Town Clerk  SRL