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Portsmouth council moves into closed session to consult with legal counsel in two pending lawsuits

5347320 · July 7, 2025
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Summary

City Council voted to go into a closed meeting under Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(7) to consult with legal counsel about two pending Circuit Court cases involving local restaurants; Vice Mayor Moody read the motion and the clerk called the roll.

Vice Mayor Moody moved that City Council go into a closed meeting "pursuant to Virginia code subsection 2.2-3711(a)(7) for the purpose of consultation with legal counsel pertaining to actual or probable litigation where such consultation in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiation or litigating posture of the public body," identifying two pending Circuit Court cases by name and…

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