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Newport News council holds closed session on potential public funding for festival; certifies meeting afterward
Summary
The council moved into closed session citing Virginia Code to discuss a potential investment of public funds supporting a public festival; the body later certified the closed session by roll call, 7‑0.
The Newport News City Council voted on Oct. 14 to enter a closed session to discuss a potential investment of public funds in support of a public festival.
A council member moved that the council meet in closed session "pursuant to Section 2.2‑3711.8(a) of the Code of Virginia, subsection 6," describing the subject as "the potential investment of public funds in support of a public festival." The roll call that followed recorded seven affirmative votes and no dissent; the motion carried 7‑0.
After the closed session the council reconvened and made the required certification by roll call that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only lawfully exempted public business was discussed and only matters identified in the motion were considered. The council again recorded a 7‑0 vote on the certification motion.
No further substantive details about the festival proposal or any commitments of city funds were disclosed on the public record during the Oct. 14 work session.
