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Chesapeake City Council appoints Debbie Ritter as vice mayor after closed session

Chesapeake City Council · September 23, 2025
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Summary

After a closed session held under Virginia law to consider candidates, the Chesapeake City Council appointed Council Member Debbie Ritter as vice mayor by an 8-1 vote. The council certified the closed meeting and adjourned later that afternoon.

The Chesapeake City Council met in closed session and then appointed Council Member Debbie Ritter as vice mayor by an 8-1 vote.

City Attorney Lendly opened the statutory language authorizing the closed meeting, saying "a motion to conduct a closed meeting for discussion and consideration of prospective candidates for appointment, specifically regarding candidates for the vice mayor position as permitted by section…

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