Council allows remote mayoral participation, adopts agenda and enters closed session in brief special meeting

The council opened a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. and handled several procedural items before taking up the single agenda matter. Councilors voted to allow Mayor Parton to participate remotely after Parton stated the reason and location: "I am, in Virginia Beach with my National Guard unit." The motion to permit remote participation passed in a roll call vote recorded as 5 to 0.

The clerk noted the published agenda included a 7:30 closed session followed by an 8:30 open meeting. Councilor Holloway moved to adopt the agenda; the motion was seconded and adopted by roll call (recorded as 6 to 0). Shortly afterward the council voted to go into a closed session for legal consultation under Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(7). The record shows attorney and management staff joined the council in closed session.

After the closed session the council reconvened to consider the single agenda item (an MOA with the Nova South swim team). The meeting concluded following that vote and a subsequent motion to adjourn, which the clerk recorded as passing 5 to 0. The minutes include brief closing holiday greetings from participants.