Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Governance Procedure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council votes to enter closed session to discuss personnel, legal and security matters
Summary
Councilman Long moved and council seconded a motion under the Code of Virginia to hold a closed meeting to discuss prospective employment candidates, collective bargaining legal advice and security plans; the motion passed on a roll call and the council recessed to closed session.
Councilman Long moved that the council hold a closed meeting citing the applicable sections of the Code of Virginia to permit discussion of prospective candidates for appointment or employment, legal advice on collective bargaining and matters where open discussion would jeopardize security plans and personnel. The motion included multiple statutory subsections as the basis for the closed meeting.
The motion was seconded and a roll call was held. The clerk recorded the motion as carried on the roll call (the transcript records the result as “Motion carried, 6 0” and later also records “Motion carried 7 0”). Council then recessed to closed session.
Why it matters: The closed session covers personnel, collective bargaining and security discussions that the council determined are exempt from open-meeting requirements under state law. The work session did not include public debate on those subjects during open session.
Next steps: The council recessed to closed session and expected to return after the closed meeting; any formal action resulting from the closed session would be recorded in the minutes of the subsequent open meeting, if required.
