At a meeting of the Norfolk Public Schools School Board, members voted unanimously to enter an executive closed session to discuss the qualifications of prospective candidates for superintendent and to consult with legal counsel on matters related to closed-meeting provisions.

Unidentified Speaker 2 said, "I move that we go into executive closed session." The meeting record states the motion was brought forward by Miss Moore Buffalo and seconded by Miss Bassin. An unidentified reader then recited the legal justification, citing the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and exemptions permitting discussion of personnel matters and consultation with counsel.

The resolution as read referenced statutory exemptions for: discussion, consideration or interviews of prospective candidates for employment, appointment or promotion, and consultation with legal counsel regarding specific legal matters and the act's closed meeting provisions. The reading also mentioned the board's annual organizational meeting as a related matter.

A roll call followed. Members Hassine, Buffalo, Martin, Olson, Thomas and Takalajero each answered "Aye," and the motion carried on a recorded vote. The board moved forward to the executive closed session under the authority cited in the motion.

No additional substantive discussion or decisions about hiring were disclosed in the public record; the motion and the statutory grounds for closure were the only matters recorded in the transcript.