Clarke County board appoints Mike Seipp as interim Buck Marsh District member after closed session

Following a closed session held under the Code of Virginia §2.2-3711(a)(1) to discuss personnel matters, the Clarke County School Board appointed Mike Seipp as interim school board member for the Buck Marsh District for the remainder of 2025.

The board first voted to convene a closed session to discuss personnel matters, including appointments and resignations, citing Code of Virginia §2.2-3711. The chair announced an estimated closed-session duration of 30 minutes and that action was expected. The meeting reconvened in open session, and board members affirmed that only matters lawfully exempt from open meeting requirements were discussed; at that point, members Brumback, Kennedy, Hobert and Wilson each said “Aye” when asked for confirmation.

After reconvening, a board member moved to approve the personnel agenda as presented; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board then moved to appoint Mike Seipp as interim school board member for the Buck Marsh District for the remainder of 2025. The motion to appoint Seipp was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote; the meeting transcript does not record a roll-call tally for that vote.

Before the appointment vote, the chair thanked all applicants for the position, saying, “Everyone is highly qualified and has a lot of different attributes that would certainly complement our board,” and encouraged continued community engagement. The board did not provide additional details in the transcript about Seipp’s background, the number of applicants, or the criteria used in selecting the interim member.

The board adjourned after the appointment and a brief invitation for additional comments; no further business was recorded in the provided transcript.