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Richmond City Council enters closed session to interview chief of staff candidates
Summary
The council voted to go into a closed meeting under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss and interview candidates for the position of council chief of staff; seconding and roll-call votes were recorded and the closed session location was announced.
The Richmond City Council voted to enter a closed meeting to discuss and interview prospective candidates for employment as the council chief of staff under subdivision A1 of §2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
A council member moved that the council go into a closed meeting pursuant to subdivision A1 of §2.2-3711 to discuss and interview candidates for the council chief of staff position. Miss Jones seconded the motion. The clerk called the roll; the council recorded aye votes from several members and the president said the motion had been approved.
President Newby announced the closed session would be held in the Second Floor Large Conference Room. The approval was limited to entering a closed meeting for candidate interviews; no hiring decision was announced in the public session and no candidate names were disclosed in the transcript.
The council then left the public chamber to hold the closed session as permitted by the cited FOIA subsection.
