Greensboro City Council Meeting Time Changed to 4 p.m. on March 17

The Greensboro City Council moved its March 17 meeting up by 90 minutes and convened a closed session to weigh the qualifications of a prospective public officer or employee, according to a city notice posted five days before the session.

The meeting, held in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building at 300 W. Washington St., began at 4 p.m. rather than the regularly scheduled 5:30 p.m. The City of Greensboro posted the change on March 12, 2026, giving residents less than a week to adjust plans for attending or watching.

The closed session was convened "to consider the qualifications, competence, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of a prospective public officer or employee," according to the city's notice. The posting did not name the position under consideration or indicate whether any open-session action would follow.

For those who planned to address the Council, the city's standard procedure required an online speaker request submitted by 5 p.m. the day prior. Residents who missed that deadline could still register at the door using the Qminder kiosk, with a QR code available for scanning on personal mobile devices.

The meeting was broadcast on the city's website, its YouTube page, and the Greensboro Television Network. Cable viewers could access it on AT&T U-verse channel 99, Lumos channel 31, or Spectrum channel 13. The Cablecast streaming application extended viewing to Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, and Android devices.

The city notice did not specify whether the early start time reflected a permanent change to the March 17 session only, though the language indicated a one-time revision. No contact information for the City Clerk or communications office was included in the posting.