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EDA completes biennial FOIA training; staff reviews meeting and records rules
Summary
Legal counsel delivered the EDA's required two‑year Virginia FOIA refresher, covering public‑meeting definitions, closed‑meeting exceptions, remote participation rules, public‑records retention and the county's FOIA response process.
Albemarle County EDA directors completed the authority’s required two‑year Virginia Freedom of Information Act training at the meeting, receiving a detailed review of public‑meeting and public‑record rules, remote participation standards and the county’s FOIA request procedures.
A presenter reviewed core FOIA elements: the statute presumes records and meetings are public, closed meetings require statutory justification and motions must identify the code section authorizing closure. The presenter emphasized that a physical assembly of three or more EDA directors to discuss EDA business constitutes a meeting under Virginia law and must be noticed and open to the public unless an enumerated exception applies.
The training covered routine exceptions used by the EDA,…
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