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At a glance: motions and roll-call votes at Feb. 25 Newport News council work session
Summary
The council approved a five-minute recess, convened a closed meeting under Virginia FOIA exemptions, and later certified that the closed meeting discussion matched the stated topics. All votes were unanimous 7–0.
During the Feb. 25 work session the Newport News City Council recorded three formal roll‑call actions.
• Recess (5 minutes): Council approved a short recess by voice vote with a subsequent roll call that recorded the motion as carried, 7–0. The motion to recess and the second were made from the dais; mover and seconder were not named in the transcript.
• Closed meeting: Council voted to convene a closed meeting under Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A) to discuss (1) the performance of a council appointee, (2) potential disposition of publically‑held property in the southern part of the city, (3) potential disposition of property in the central section of the city, and (4) prospective industry or economic development in the central section of the city. The motion was made by Councilman Cleon Long and seconded orally; the roll call recorded the motion as carried, 7–0.
• Certification after closed meeting: After the closed session, the council voted to certify that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only public‑business matters lawfully exempted under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the motion were discussed. The motion was moved and seconded on the record and carried, 7–0.
Vote tallies in the transcript were recorded as unanimous for each formal action. The transcript did not attach individual yes/no votes to named members beyond the roll-call confirmations; each motion was noted as carried 7–0.
