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Northumberland County supervisors convene closed session under Virginia FOIA to discuss personnel and legal matters
Summary
At a May 2025 special meeting, the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors voted to meet in closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss personnel matters and receive legal advice; the board later certified the closed session by roll call.
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors convened a closed meeting in May 2025 under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss personnel matters and to consult with legal counsel.
Speaker 2, a county staff member, asked for a motion "that the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors convene [a] closed meeting pursuant to Virginia Freedom of Information Act Section 2.23711 a 1 for the discussion [and] consideration of personnel matters and section 2.23711 a 8 for consultation with legal counsel...." Speaker 2 also named invited attendees whose presence was deemed necessary, including the county administrator, county attorney, assistant county administrator, Mary Dodson, Gail Duncan and Pam King.
The board returned to open session later in the meeting and certified the closed session. The board conducted a roll call certification vote in which "Mister Williams," "Mister Long," "Mister Brand," and "Mister Haney" were recorded as voting "aye"; "Mister Fisher" was noted as not present. During the certification motion, the presiding member asked for a motion and a second, and the roll call vote followed.
Under the motion recorded in the meeting, the closed meeting was held under exemptions cited from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act that allow public bodies to discuss personnel matters and to receive legal advice in private. The board’s certification statement affirmed that only the topics identified in the motion were discussed in the closed meeting.
The public record for the meeting lists the body as the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors and shows the closed-session motion and the subsequent roll call certification. The transcript does not provide further detail about the personnel or legal matters discussed in the closed session.
