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Wise County supervisors appoint Karen Mullitz interim county administrator after closed session
Summary
On Dec. 18, 2025, the Wise County Board of Supervisors met in a special session, entered closed session under Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)(1) to discuss personnel, and unanimously appointed Karen Mullitz as interim county administrator until a permanent replacement is found.
WISE COUNTY, Va. — The Wise County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 18 held a special meeting and, after a closed-session discussion under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)(1), voted unanimously to appoint Karen Mullitz as interim county administrator.
The board convened the special meeting and completed roll call before moving into closed session to consider personnel matters. The chair cited Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)(1) as the legal basis for the closed meeting. After the closed session, the board returned to open session and an official read a certification stating the closed meeting was conducted in conformity with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the cited statute.
“Mister chairman, if it please the board, I would like to make a motion that we appoint Karen Mullitz as interim county manager for an unspecified period of time until we can find a permanent replacement as county administrator,” said Mister Peterson, who made the motion. The motion was seconded by Vice chairman Schoolcraft. The board took a voice vote and the chair announced the appointment passed unanimously.
The transcript records that the board completed a formal certification of the closed session, with each member stating agreement that the session discussed only matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under state law. After the appointment, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded, and the chair declared the meeting adjourned.
The board did not specify a timeline for recruiting or selecting a permanent county administrator in the meeting record. The interim appointment was described in the motion as for an “unspecified period of time” until a permanent replacement is found. No additional conditions or implementation steps were recorded in the public portion of the meeting.
Roll call earlier in the meeting identifies supervisors present: Supervisor Carter, Supervisor Boardwine, Supervisor Peters, Supervisor Atkins, Vice chairman Schoolcraft, Chairman Rivers and Supervisor Lunsford. The meeting record contains no roll-call vote naming each member’s vote on the appointment; the public record states the appointment passed unanimously on a voice vote.
