Mathews County board reconvenes, members verbally certify closed session and approve attorney engagement

Mathews County board members reconvened in open session and verbally confirmed that only the matters identified in their earlier motion to go into closed meetings were discussed, then approved an engagement agreement with attorney Jeff Rosen of Pender and Cowen.

Several members said, "I still certify," during the open-session certification that followed the closed meeting. The board then moved to approve an engagement agreement with Jeff Rosen; a motion to approve was made and seconded and the board took a roll-call vote.

During the roll call, Mr. Bowen, Mr. Walls, Ms. Phillips, Mr. Jones and Mr. Dawson each answered "Aye." The transcript records no votes against, abstentions or recusals. After the agreement was approved, the chair asked for a motion to adjourn; a motion and second were made and the meeting ended on a voice vote with members saying "Aye."

The transcript does not include the full engagement agreement text, the motion language beyond approval, nor any recorded dissent or conditions attached to the approval. The board’s repeated verbal certifications and the board’s vote on the engagement agreement are the substantive actions recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.