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Mathews County supervisors approve agenda, vote to enter closed session citing Virginia code
Summary
At a special Oct. 16 meeting, the Mathews County Board of Supervisors approved the meeting agenda and voted 4–0 in a roll call to enter a closed session citing Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(1); the transcript shows ambiguity about whether the closed-session motion was formally seconded before the roll call.
An unidentified presiding officer called a special meeting of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors to order Oct. 16, 2025, and the board approved its meeting agenda by voice vote.
The presiding officer said, “I move we approve the agenda.” A second was given and the presiding officer announced, “Motion is passed unanimously.” The transcript records supervisors Bowen, Walls, Phillips and Jones responding to roll calls earlier in the meeting; Supervisor Doss did not give an audible response when called in the initial roll call.
Later in the meeting an unidentified speaker moved to hold a closed session, stating: “I'd make a motion that we go into closed session for 2.23711 A1 of the code of Virginia.” The transcript text uses the form “2.23711 A1,” which the board cited on the record; the relevant law permitting closed meetings is Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(1), the statute that authorizes closed meetings for certain personnel and related matters.
The transcript shows some procedural uncertainty: the record includes the line “Not to second,” followed shortly by the presiding officer saying, “I think we need a roll call vote,” and calling a roll. On the subsequent roll call Supervisors Walls, Phillips, Jones and Bowen each voted “Aye.” The transcript does not record a vote from Supervisor Doss on that roll call. The board’s roll call resulted in the board approving the motion to enter closed session by recorded ayes from the four named supervisors.
The transcript ends with the roll call in progress and the recorded ayes; no further public discussion or the content of the closed session appears in the public record provided.
Votes at a glance
• Approve meeting agenda — Outcome: Passed (announced on the record as “unanimously”). Mover and seconder: not specified on the transcript. Exact roll-call tally and names beyond the announced unanimous passage: not specified.
• Enter closed session citing Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(1) — Outcome: Approved by roll call. Recorded roll-call votes: Walls (Aye), Phillips (Aye), Jones (Aye), Bowen (Aye). Supervisor Doss did not register an audible vote on the recorded roll call in the transcript. Mover and seconder: mover stated on the record; second not clearly recorded.
The board’s public record here shows only the procedural votes; the subject matter of the closed session was not disclosed on the public transcript.
