Prince William Manassas Regional Jail Board appoints Captain Allen West as superintendent

The Prince William Manassas Regional Jail Board voted unanimously to appoint Captain Allen West as the facility’s next superintendent following a closed-session personnel discussion. "I move that we appoint captain Allen West as our next jail superintendent," said Speaker 3 during the meeting; Speaker 2 seconded the motion and the roll call vote was recorded in the affirmative by all members present.

The action concluded a special board meeting called specifically to select a superintendent. Board members certified that the discussion occurred in a lawful closed meeting under Virginia law, with the board reading a certification resolution asserting that only matters lawfully exempted from open-meeting requirements were discussed.

Clerk roll-call responses show Miss Ashworth, Reverend Bailey, Miss Clymer, Sheriff Hill, Chief Keane, Miss Lennox, Chief Newsome, Miss Swartz, and Mister Torres voted yes on the appointment. The board indicated there is an engagement agreement and a contract for Captain West; Chair Speaker 1 said, "We do have a contract Yes, sir," and confirmed the effective date for Captain West to take over is Feb. 15, with members noting "midnight" as the transition point.

The meeting record shows the board first authorized a closed session to discuss a personnel matter and related legal advice, citing Virginia law allowing closed meetings for such matters. After returning from closed session, the board approved a certification that the closed meeting complied with the Freedom of Information Act provisions cited by board staff.

The board completed routine closing business and adjourned. A contract for Captain West remains to be finalized and signed as noted by the board; no further public details about contract terms were given during the meeting.