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Patrick County board corrects minutes, moves into closed session to discuss personnel and exemptions
Summary
The Patrick County School Board approved a correction to prior minutes related to surplus device donations, approved the consent agenda, and voted to convene a closed session citing personnel matters and religious exemptions under Virginia statutes.
The Patrick County School Board on Aug. 14 approved a correction to the minutes from a prior meeting, approved the consent agenda and then voted to move into a closed session to consider personnel items and religious exemptions.
A board member noted a correction to the earlier meeting minutes: a prior motion by Mr. Boston to declare two older devices (quoted in the transcript as "2 old e u's") surplus for donation to the sheriff’s department will not occur until the spring, and the minutes should be corrected to reflect that timeline. A motion was made to correct the minutes as discussed; the consent agenda then passed by voice vote.
Later in the meeting the board voted to convene a closed session pursuant to Virginia law to consider personnel matters, a monthly personnel report and religious exemption requests. The board cited "section 2.2-3711" of the Code of Virginia and "22.1-254" (as recorded in the transcript) as the legal basis for the closed meeting. A motion to enter closed session was made and seconded and approved by voice vote.
The public transcript records the motion to enter closed session, the statutory citations, and that the board approved the motion by voice vote. The transcript does not include roll-call vote tallies or specifics of the items to be discussed in closed session; those matters are not included in the public portion of the record.
