Mathews County meeting reconvenes from closed session, issues certifications and adjourns

At the end of a Mathews County meeting, participants reconvened in open session, certified that only the matters identified in the motion to go into closed session were discussed, and then voted to adjourn.

The reconvening began with an unnamed participant asking for "a motion to reconvene in open session and certify that only the matters that were identified in the motion to go into closed meeting were heard, discussed, or considered?" (00:00:07.92–00:00:35.54). A motion and a second were made; the record shows five members then stated certifications aloud. In sequence, multiple participants said, "I so certify" or "I certify." Board member 1 said, "I so certify." Board member 2 said, "I certify." Board member 3 said, "I certify." Board member 4 said, "I so certify." Board member 5 said, "I certify." (00:00:37.09–00:00:43.99).

Following the certifications, a participant moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote after the chair called for "All in favor, say aye." Participants responded "Aye" and "Yeah," and the meeting was adjourned (00:00:46.85–00:01:00.60).

The transcript provided does not cite any statute, ordinance, or formal rule requiring the certification or describe any substantive matters discussed in the preceding closed session; the record contains only the oral certification statements and the adjournment motion. No further business or follow-up actions were recorded in the provided excerpt.