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Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center board adopts updated remote‑meeting policy; financials look strong
Summary
The board approved changes to its remote‑meeting policy to reflect recent state code updates that allow certain remote attendees to count toward quorum. Executive Director David Matlock reported stable finances, projects nearing completion and a planned increase in non‑general revenue.
The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center board on Dec. 10 adopted revisions to its remote‑meeting policy after the center’s attorney summarized recent changes to state law that expand circumstances where remote participation counts toward quorum.
Adam Kane, agency counsel with the Virginia Office of the Attorney General, told trustees that the code now permits a board member to be counted toward quorum when participating remotely for specified reasons — for example, being more than 60 miles from the meeting site, caring for an individual with a disability, or because of a personal medical condition. Kane also noted an…
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