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Votes at a glance: council allows remote mayoral participation, holds closed session, approves community donations and appointments
Summary
Newport News City Council voted to allow Mayor Jones to participate remotely, convened a closed session under the Code of Virginia and approved council contingency funding and appointments during its work session.
Newport News City Council recorded several formal actions during its work session.
Remote participation: Council moved and seconded a motion to allow Mayor Jones to participate remotely. The motion passed with a roll-call tally recorded as 7-0.
Closed session: Council moved to convene a closed meeting "pursuant to section 2.2-3711(a) of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended," citing multiple subsections to discuss board and commission appointments, acquisition and potential disposition of real property in the central city, potential investment of public funds related to a high-performance data facility,…
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