Charlotte County supervisors hold closed meeting to discuss County Administrator hiring

At a special-called meeting April 16, 2025, the Charlotte County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to convene a closed meeting to discuss applications and the process for hiring a County Administrator. Supervisor Sherry Tharpe made the motion to hold the closed session under Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711.A.1; the board’s roll call recorded all supervisors voting in favor.

The closed meeting’s purpose was limited to the hiring process for the County Administrator. After returning to open session, Vice-Chair Hazel Bowman Smith moved and Supervisor Noah Davis seconded a motion to approve the Certification of Closed Session required by Virginia Code Section 2.2-3712.B. A roll-call vote was recorded and each supervisor certified that only lawfully exempted matters identified in the original motion were discussed; the certification motion passed with all members voting "Aye."

The minutes record the board’s use of the specified Virginia FOIA exception for personnel and hiring discussions; no substantive hiring decisions or candidate names appear in the minutes. The special-called meeting was adjourned and the regular meeting immediately followed.

The Virginia statutes cited in the meeting minutes — Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711.A.1 and 2.2-3712.B/D — govern the use of closed meetings and the required certifications following such sessions. The board’s actions in the minutes are limited to the convening of the closed meeting, the recorded roll-call votes, and the certification afterward. The board gave no public details of what occurred in the closed meeting.