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Roanoke Council authorizes multiple closed meetings for vacancies, ethics, property, contracts, personnel and economic development

Roanoke City Council / Legislative Committee · November 3, 2025
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Summary

Roanoke City Council approved a series of closed meetings Monday morning under Virginia Code to discuss vacancies on boards, code of conduct issues, potential property disposal, contract legal advice, personnel evaluations and an economic development matter.

Roanoke City Council approved multiple requests Monday to convene closed meetings and then recessed into a legislative committee session.

At the informal 9 a.m. session Mayor Sherman Cobb read a series of communications requesting that council convene closed meetings under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act exceptions (Va. Code — 2.2-3711). Council approved each request by roll call.

The actions approved were:

- A closed meeting to discuss vacancies on authorities, boards, commissions and committees appointed by the…

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