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County attorney delivers required FOIA training to New Kent supervisors
Summary
New Kent County’s deputy/county attorney provided statutorily required Freedom of Information Act training covering definitions of public records, exemptions, FOIA request timelines, public‑meeting rules, closed‑session requirements and civil penalties for willful violations.
At the Jan. 28 work session County Attorney Hefty delivered the mandatory FOIA training for supervisors, reviewing the obligations associated with public records and public meetings under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Hefty defined a public record as any tangible medium created as part of public business — including emails, text messages, voicemails and social‑media posts — and emphasized that the content, not the device, determines…
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