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School board appoints Jason Inge to Ward 3 seat after closed session
Summary
After interviewing candidates and holding a closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, the Norfolk School Board voted to appoint Jason Inge as the Ward 3 member until a special election fills the seat; the appointment passed on a recorded roll call.
The Norfolk School Board appointed Jason Inge to serve as the Ward 3 representative until the seat is filled in a special election, following candidate interviews, a public comment and a closed session.
Process and public comment: the board conducted interviews with several Ward 3 candidates. During the public hearing, Dr. John Sitka urged the board to have interviewed candidates who ran in the prior election and criticized the selection process as excluding voter‑preferred candidates, saying, "Did we really serve the stakeholders? Our stakeholders are the voters." The board then moved into a closed session citing subsection A of section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss and interview prospective appointees and receive legal advice.
Appointment and vote: after certifying the closed session, the board reconvened in public and School Board Member Tiffany Buffalo moved to appoint Jason Inge to the Ward 3 seat; the motion was seconded and approved on a roll call with recorded ayes from Bassin, Buffalo, Martin, Paulson, Thomas and Takalajero. The board recorded the required certification that the closed session discussed only matters permitted under the FOIA exception.
What happens next: Inge will serve as the Ward 3 representative until a special election is held. The board did not announce a special election date at the meeting; any prospective timelines and filing information will follow the board's procedural rules and the Norfolk election calendar.
Reporting note: motion language, the closed session authority and the roll call were read aloud on the record; quotes and votes are taken verbatim from the meeting transcript and roll call.
