An internal memo from Gov. Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen to N.C. county managers was leaked by WBT's Brett Jensen and Mark Garrison on Friday.
The group asked for counties to reconsider stricter alcohol sales by moving last call to 9 p.m.; instead of the current cut-off at 11 p.m. Cooper also would like to see the number of people for indoor gatherings go from 25 to 10.
The overall recommendations by the governor's office are similar to his executive orders handed down at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic in March.
When asked by Jensen about the memo, Mecklenburg County manager Dena Diorio was direct about the ongoing discussions between Cooper and the individual counties on COVID-19 restrictions.
"We're having conversations all the time within the county about how best to approach this situation and what might be most effective," said Diorio in a Saturday press conference.
Officials made the decision to extend Phase 3 conditions for another three weeks on Friday. The orders from Cooper are set to expire at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13.
Listen to the entire interview with Brett Jensen below.