Patrick County School Board certifies closed-session compliance and approves amended personnel report

The Patrick County School Board on an affirmative roll call certified that a recent closed meeting complied with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the cited section of the Code of Virginia, then approved an amended personnel report and adjourned.

The board, acting on a motion to certify, read aloud a resolution stating that the closed meeting was convened pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and “in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act,” referencing “section 2.1-344 d of the Code of Virginia.” During the roll call, Mr. Scott, Miss Harrell, Mr. Martin, Mr. Harrell and the chair each recorded “yes.”

The certification affirmed, to the best of each member’s knowledge, that only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements were discussed and that only those matters identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered.

Following the certification, the chair moved to approve the personnel report as amended. The board approved the amended personnel report by voice vote; the motion was announced as passing with no named oppositions recorded in the transcript.

The chair then moved to adjourn the meeting; members voted “aye,” and the meeting was declared adjourned.

The meeting record does not include further details about the substance of the closed-session discussions, the specific personnel changes contained in the amended report, or the dates of implementation. Those details were not specified in the accessible transcript excerpt.