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Portsmouth council votes 7-0 to enter closed session for Port of Virginia legal consultation and city manager contract
Summary
At a work session the city council unanimously approved a motion to convene a closed meeting under Virginia Code to consult with legal counsel about the Port of Virginia and to discuss the city manager’s contract; council later unanimously certified the closed meeting.
The Portsmouth City Council voted unanimously to move into a closed meeting to obtain legal advice concerning the Port of Virginia and to discuss the city manager’s contract.
Vice Mayor Moody read the motion citing Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(8) for consultation with legal counsel concerning the Port of Virginia and §2.2-3711(A)(1) to discuss the city manager’s contract. The clerk recorded the vote to enter closed session as adopted 7-0.
After the closed session, Vice Mayor Moody moved (and council seconded) a certification that only matters lawfully exempted from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and only those items contained in the motion were considered in closed session. The clerk recorded the certification vote as 7-0.
The council did not disclose the substance of the closed discussion in open session. The motions, as announced on the public record, cite the statutory exemptions under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act that permit closed consultation with legal counsel and personnel-related discussion about the city manager’s contract.
