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Charlotte County Electoral Board certifies closed session complied with Virginia open-meetings law
Summary
The Charlotte County Electoral Board met June 24 (year not specified), entered closed session for personnel matters, reconvened and unanimously certified that only matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements were discussed, then heard brief public comments and adjourned.
Chairman Claudette Powell presided over the Charlotte County Electoral Board meeting on June 24 (year not specified), which began at 9:00 a.m. at the registrars office and moved into a closed session to address personnel matters.
After the closed session the board reconvened in open session and the chair read a certification resolution stating that the meeting had been held pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and that, to the best of the members' knowledge, only matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements were discussed. "NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Charlotte County Electoral Board certifies that to the best of each member's knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia Law were discussed in the executive meeting to which this certification resolution applies," Chairman Claudette Powell read.
The board then took the roll-call vote required by the Code of Virginia to certify the closed meeting. Vice Chairman Warren Browning and Secretary Glenwood Foster joined Chairman Powell in voting "aye," and the certification passed.
The public portion of the meeting reopened for brief comments and questions from members of the public. The transcript records remarks from Mr. Fane, Mr. McCargo and Mrs. Fane but does not specify the content of their statements. Chairman Powell also informed those present that a vote had been taken during the closed session and documented publicly.
A motion to adjourn was then made and passed without dissent. The meeting record includes the signatures of Claudette Powell (Chairman), Warren Browning (Vice Chairman) and Glenwood Foster (Secretary).
The transcript notes that two separate personnel issues were discussed in closed session; no further detail on those matters was recorded in the public minutes.
