Leesburg commission enters closed session to review cybersecurity penetration test; members certify meeting on return
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Summary
The commission voted to go into a closed session to receive a briefing on cybersecurity penetration-testing findings under Code of Virginia §2.2-3711(A)(19). After the closed session members publicly certified that only lawfully exempted matters were discussed and commended town IT staff.
The Leesburg Technology and Communications Commission voted to hold a closed session to be briefed on cybersecurity penetration-testing findings under the provisions of the Code of Virginia §2.2-3711(A)(19). The motion to convene a closed session carried and the commission recessed for the briefing.
After returning to open session, the commission moved and carried a certification that only public business lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements had been discussed in the closed session. A roll-call sequence recorded members’ concurrence when the commission certified the closed session.
The meeting’s roll-call and subsequent public comments recorded the following members as voting in favor of the motions and certifications: Chris Granger (aye), Rick Jackson (aye), John Binkley (aye), Erin Nadler (aye), Amanda Smith (aye) and Matthew Spurgeon (aye). The transcript records the chair stating that the motion to go into closed session was carried and, on return, that the ayes have it for the certification motion.
Commissioners praised the town’s IT staff after the closed session briefing. The IT director also thanked the commission for its support during commissioner comments. The commission did not disclose the substance of the penetration-testing briefing in open session.
Other procedural items recorded during the meeting included a motion to adjourn that was seconded and carried at 8:07 p.m. The commission confirmed its next meeting for Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. in the same room, and noted the November meeting will be held entirely virtually because of Election Day scheduling.
