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Northumberland supervisors certify closed meeting and authorize IFB for groundskeeping

Northumberland County Board of Supervisors · March 1, 2026
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Summary

At its Feb. 19 special meeting the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors certified a closed meeting by roll call and unanimously authorized staff to advertise an Invitation for Bid for mowing and groundskeeping services; the meeting also included procedural reconvening motions and an adjournment.

The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors carried several procedural and procurement motions during its Feb. 19 special meeting.

Motions and outcomes reported in the meeting record:

- Convene into closed meeting: Motion to convene into closed meeting under Virginia Code §2.2-3711 (personnel and public contract discussions). Motion by Supervisor Keith Harris, second by Chip Williams. Final resolution: Motion carried; ayes recorded: James M. Long, James W. Brann, Chip Williams, AC Fisher, Jr., Keith Harris (SEG 001).

- Reconvene into open meeting: Motion to reconvene into open session. Motion by Keith Harris, second by Chip Williams. Final resolution: Motion carried; ayes recorded: James M. Long, James W. Brann, Chip Williams, AC Fisher, Jr., Keith Harris (SEG 002).

- Certification of closed meeting: Motion that the Board certify by roll-call that only matters lawfully exempted from open meetings were discussed in the closed meeting. Motion by Keith Harris, second by Chip Williams. Final resolution: Motion carried by roll-call vote; aye votes: Keith Harris, AC Fisher, Jr., James M. Long, James W. Brann, Charles H. Williams (SEG 002).

- Authorize IFB for mowing and groundskeeping services: Motion to authorize staff to advertise the Invitation for Bid. Motion by James M. Long, second by Keith Harris. Final resolution: Motion carried; ayes recorded: James M. Long, James W. Brann, Chip Williams, AC Fisher, Jr., Keith Harris (SEG 004).

- Adjournment: Motion by Chip Williams, second by James M. Long. Final resolution: Motion carried; meeting adjourned (SEG 005).

Chairman Brann also requested a five-minute recess during the session and asked County staff to prepare a letter of support on behalf of Paulin Sanchez for a U.S. citizenship application; that request was recorded in the minutes but was not presented as a formal voted motion in the meeting record.