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Council approved closed session on Port of Virginia and shootings; manager outlined eight docket items including grants and ordinance adjustments
Summary
Council voted to enter a closed session under Va. Code §2.2-3711(a)(8) to consult with counsel on matters involving the Port of Virginia and recent shootings; the motion passed 6–0 and the post-closed-session certification vote was recorded as adopted 5–2–0.
Vice Mayor Moody moved that the council go into closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act exemption found at Va. Code §2.2-3711(a)(8) to consult with legal counsel on two specified matters: the Port of Virginia and recent shootings within the city. The motion was seconded and, when put to an electronic vote, the motion was adopted 6–0.
After the closed session, vice mayor Moody moved the required certificate that the closed session contained only lawfully exempted public business and only the matters identified in the motion. The certification motion was seconded and the electronic result recorded in the meeting was “adopted 5 2 0” (transcribed vote counts; the transcript did not list…
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