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Council votes to recess into closed session for personnel and appointments
Summary
At the May 6 meeting the City Council moved to recess into closed session for personnel matters and to approve the closed session record on return; motions were moved and seconded and later approved by voice without individual tallies recorded in the transcript.
The City Council moved on May 6 to recess into closed session under the Virginia Open Meetings Act to discuss personnel matters and appointments to boards, commissions and committees.
A motion to recess into a closed session pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia (personnel matters and interviews/appointments) was made and seconded on the record; the council later returned and voted to approve the closed session. The transcript records the motions and seconds but does not list a roll-call tally in the public briefing excerpt.
Why it matters: Closed sessions for personnel and appointments are a routine procedural step for council business that involves candidate interviews or employee performance matters; Virginia law requires a public certification after returning from session that only permitted topics were discussed.
Ending: The council adjourned after returning from closed session.
