Board approves consent items, adds closed session for property acquisition

The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors carried a series of routine consent actions and added a closed session item concerning a potential property acquisition.

Lede: The board approved minutes, accounts payable and payroll registers, and a requested appropriation, and also voted to add an item (7A) for a closed session to discuss acquisition of real property (Nomini Creek at Maguire’s Wharf Road) under Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(a)(3).

Nut graf: Consent items were approved by roll call; supervisors also voted to add the closed session item so Supervisor Ingram could participate virtually and the board could discuss acquisition strategy.

Votes and formal actions

- Motion to add closed session item 7A (property acquisition — Nomini Creek at Maguire’s Wharf Road) under Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(a)(3): motion seconded and approved by voice vote; chair declared the motion carried.

- Approval of accounts payable list and payroll register: motion carried on roll call. Recorded aye votes in the transcript were Supervisor Ingram (Aye), Supervisor McCormick (Aye), Supervisor Henson (Aye), Supervisor Trivett (Aye) and the chair (Aye).

- Approval of minutes and appropriation request (consent agenda): motions made and carried; the chair announced votes in favor and roll calls were taken where required by law for items involving funds.

Context and procedure

The meeting opened with the board determining that Supervisor Ingram met the policy criteria to participate electronically; the board then conducted the consent agenda and other items. The closed session addition will allow the board to discuss potential acquisition strategy in closed session as permitted under the cited code section.

Sources: Roll calls and motions recorded during the board meeting proceedings.