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Council approves agenda 5–0, votes to enter closed session on property and appointments
Summary
Council approved the meeting agenda unanimously (5–0) and later approved a motion to convene a closed session to discuss acquisition/disposition of public real property and candidate interviews/appointments to regional transit and police oversight boards under Virginia FOIA exceptions.
At the start of the Jan. 21 meeting, a councilor moved to approve or amend the agenda; the motion was seconded and the council voted to approve the agenda 5 to 0.
Later in the session a councilor moved to close the open meeting and convene in closed session under provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to permit discussion of acquisition or disposition of public real property and to interview candidates for board appointments. The motion was seconded; council voted and convened in closed session. The specific code sections cited during the motion included Va. Code § 2.2‑3711(a)(3) and Va. Code § 2.2‑3712 (as referenced during the discussion).
No vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for the closed‑session motion; city staff proceeded to convene the closed session as announced.
