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Suffolk Council votes 8-0 to enter closed meeting on appointments and property acquisition

6678857 · October 15, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a motion to hold a closed meeting to discuss candidate interviews for multiple boards and the potential acquisition of a parcel (tax map parcel partially cited). The motion passed unanimously, 8-0.

The Suffolk City Council voted to enter a closed meeting to consider appointments and the acquisition or disposal of real property.

Madam Clerk read a motion citing Virginia Code section 2.2-3700 and section 2.2-3711 (statutory citations recited during the meeting) and listed a series of boards and commissions with vacancies or expirations: the Early Childhood Development Commission; Economic Development Authority of the City of Suffolk; Historic Landmarks Commission; Human Services Advisory Board; Local Board of Building Code Appeals; Paul D. Camp Community College Board; Suffolk Clean Community Commission; the Planning Council; Tidewater Youth Services Commission; and the Southeastern Public Service Authority. The motion also referenced discussion of acquisition or disposition of a parcel identified in the reading as tax map partial 25*45.

Council member Butler Barlow moved the motion; Council member Rector seconded. The clerk recorded the vote as 8 to 0 in favor of the motion. Council then adjourned the work session and said it would reconvene at 6 p.m.

The vote was procedural to authorize a closed meeting; the transcript does not record any substantive deliberations or decisions from the closed session itself.