ANDERSON — After an hour-long executive session meeting on Election Day, the personnel committee for the Anderson County Council took no action and made no decisions, said committee chairman Councilman Ron Wilson.

The committee meeting was held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the county council chambers.

Committee members Bill McAbee, Ron Wilson and Larry Greer met with attorney Tom Bright to discuss a letter given to council by Anderson County Administrator Joey Preston claiming certain council members and incoming council members had in effect terminated him without cause. The letter claimed an anticipatory breach of contract.

While other members of council were present, the committee met did not allow them to attend the executive session.

McAbee made a motion to go into executive session, and the motion was seconded by Larry Greer. However, the committee never made a formal vote to go into executive session.

McAbee said a vote was taken

Wilson, addressing council members Bob Waldrep and Cindy Wilson, said the executive session was for members of the committee only and cited Roberts’ Rules of Order.

“The executive session is for members only and those are only members of the committee who have voting privileges,” Wilson said.

Waldrep asked Wilson to reconsider and said the ordinance clearly says council members are permitted to attend any committee meeting.

After the hour session, the committee came back into session.

“We have a number of questions that we still want answers to,” Wilson said. “We took no action… we have made no decisions.”