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Supervisor questions legality of changing a ‘retreat’ to a special meeting; county attorney says notice requirements satisfied
Summary
A lengthy exchange at the Greensville County Board meeting focused on whether a previously described 'retreat' could be treated as a 'special meeting' without separate notice. The county attorney said notices were sent and that attendance by all supervisors waived the notice requirement under Virginia law.
A prolonged disagreement about meeting notices consumed significant time at the start of the Greensville County Board of Supervisors’ Oct. 6 meeting as one supervisor asked for clarity about whether a retreat can be converted to a special meeting without separate notification.
The supervisor said he had received a phone call on June 3 inviting him to a retreat and later found the gathering characterized as a special meeting, and asked whether that change could legally be made without notice. He said he…
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