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City Council Special Meeting

Monday, May 9, 2016 · Government meeting record

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The Greensboro City Council met to discuss the potential release of police body camera footage involving the death of Ms. Vo and to address the city's budget development timeline. The Council debated whether to release the video immediately to maintain public confidence or to wait until a formal policy regarding body camera footage could be adopted.

Why it matters

The Council's decision on whether to release police video footage sets a precedent for how the city handles public access to sensitive law enforcement records and impacts the legal and privacy rights of the individuals involved.

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Minutes textCity Council Special Meeting — Minutes

Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Special Meeting

1:30 PM Council ChamberMonday, May 9, 2016

Special Budget Development Session

1. Call To Order

This City Council meeting of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 1:30 p.m. on the above date in the

Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building with the following members present:

Councilmember Marikay Abuzuaiter, Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Councilmember

Nancy Hoffmann, Councilmember Jamal Fox, Councilmember Sharon Hightower,

Councilmember Tony Wilkins, Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson, and Justin

Outling

Present 8 -

Councilmember Mike BarberAbsent 1 -

Also present were Assistant City Manager David Parrish, City Attorney Tom Carruthers, and City Clerk Elizabeth

H. Richardson.

Moved by Councilmember Wilkins, seconded by Councilmember Outling to postpone the budget portion of the

meeting. The motion carried by voice vote.

Moved by Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Wilkins to excuse Councilember Barber from

attendance at the meeting. The motion carried by voice vote.

Mayor Vaughan announced that Council would not hold the budget discussions today. Discussion took place

regarding the timeline for adoption of the budget; suggestion to hold a meeting before the May 17th meeting; and

possible dates for the budget discussion.

Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson stated she would be out of town the week of May 15th.

Moved by Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson, seconded by Councilmember Abuzuaiter to recess to closed session to

preserve the attorney-client privilege between the City Attorney and Council pursuant to N .C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)

(3); to prevent the disclosure of information that is privileged or confidential pursuant to the law of this State and is

not considered a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General statutes pursuant to N.C.G.S.

143-318.11(a) (1). The motion carried by voice vote.

Councilmember Wilkins voiced that he struggled with the term maintain public confidence; stated he had yet to

see it rise to that level; and asked City Attorney Carruthers for a legal description.

City Attorney Carruthers spoke to the definition of public confidence; and read a statement from Sir Robert

Peele’s Principal of Law Enforcement.

Mayor Vaughan reminded Council that information had been released with regard to the David Wray and the

Bennett College incidents.

Discussion took place regarding the video; standards that needed to be met for release; every request of this kind

being a separate request; if the request of the family to see the video fell under the City ’s procedures; and if the

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