Richmond City Council exits closed session, unanimously certifies compliance with Virginia law

A motion to exit a closed session was made and seconded, and Richmond City Council voted unanimously to return to open session and certify compliance with Virginia open‑meeting requirements.

The certification — read aloud during the roll call — stated that “only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting,” and that only matters identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were considered. The statement was read by the clerk and approved by voice votes from council members.

Council members recorded as voting to exit the closed meeting were Mister Bridal; Miss Gibson; Miss Jones; Miss Robertson; Miss Auberbacher; Vice President Jurden; Miss Lynch; and the council president (surname transcribed in the record as Neubile/Newville). Mr. Bratton, identified in the record as counsel, also voted “aye” during the subsequent certification roll call. The clerk announced afterward that there were no additional items on the informal meeting agenda.

The informal meeting then was adjourned.

The actions were procedural: the council ended a closed session and adopted the statutory certification required after closed meetings under Virginia law. No substantive policy or ordinance was acted on in the public record excerpt provided.