Westmoreland County supervisors vote to enter closed session to discuss administrator candidates

The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors reconvened and voted to enter a closed session to discuss prospective candidates for a county administrator position, citing Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(A)(1), the presiding officer said.

"Our purpose, in in this, reconvene meeting is that we will, end in the closed session for discussion, consideration, prospective candidates for employment, discussion of new candidate administrators position pursuant to Virginia code section 2.2 dash 3 7 1 1 a 1," the Unidentified Speaker (presiding officer) said.

A motion to enter closed session was made and seconded. The presiding officer asked if there was further discussion, then called for a voice vote: "all those in favor, aye." The presiding officer declared, "Motion's carried." The transcript does not record a roll-call vote or name the members who moved and seconded the motion.

Before adjourning into the closed session, the presiding officer asked whether the board preferred to hold the closed-session discussion in the boardroom or the conference room; no final venue decision was recorded in the transcript. The meeting then proceeded into closed session, and the transcript ends with the announcement, "We're now in closed session."

The board cited Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(A)(1), which permits closed meetings for discussion of prospective candidates for employment. The transcript contains no further detail about candidates, applications, timelines, or any subsequent public actions. The board did not record any formal vote tally or identify who moved or seconded the motion in the public record captured by the transcript.

No next procedural steps, dates, or public disclosures were specified in the portion of the transcript provided.