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Patrick County School Board certifies legality of closed meeting under Virginia FOIA
Summary
The Patrick County School Board voted unanimously to certify that a previously held closed meeting complied with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, citing Code of Virginia section 2.1-344 d; the board then moved to proceed into a closed session, per the transcript.
The Patrick County School Board voted to certify that a recently held closed meeting complied with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, the board announced during its session.
Chair read a resolution stating, 'the Patrick County School Board hereby certifies to the best of each member's knowledge that, 1, only public business matters lawfully exempted from closed meetings to which this certification applies, and 2, only such public business…was heard, discussed, or considered.' The language cited 'section 2.1-344 d of the Code of Virginia' and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act as the basis for the certification.
The certification was concluded with a roll-call-style sequence in which the transcript records affirmative responses from named board members: 'Mister Scott' — 'Yes'; 'Miss Harrell' — 'Yes'; 'Mister Martin' — 'Yes'; 'Mister Harrell' — 'Yes'; and a final speaker saying, 'And I'll vote yes.' The transcript records these five affirmative responses; it presents them as the board's certification vote under the cited statute.
The transcript then records the statement, 'We are now at a closed session.' The record does not supply additional context about what matters, if any, were discussed during that closed session in the portion of the transcript provided.
Authorities cited in the transcript include the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and 'section 2.1-344 d of the Code of Virginia.'
