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Westmoreland supervisors enter, certify closed session on county administrator's performance

Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors · March 2, 2026

Summary

The board voted to enter a closed session under Virginia Code §2.2-3711(a)(1) to discuss the county administrator's performance, named personnel who might join, then returned and certified that only permitted topics were discussed and that no action was taken.

The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors voted to go into closed session to discuss the county administrator's performance under Virginia Code §2.2-3711(a)(1). The motion named several county employees who could be asked to join the closed session, including Richard Stewart, Mary Peel, Assistant County Administrator Donna Cogswell, DSS Director Gary Cusick, EMS Director Keith McElfresh, and the acting land use director.

A supervisor moved the closed-session motion citing the specific code section; the motion was seconded and the board went into executive session. After returning to open session, the board voted to certify that only matters lawfully exempt from open meeting requirements had been discussed and that no action was taken in the executive session.

The board recorded aye votes on the certification. The chair moved on to schedule the next meeting for March 9 and adjourned the meeting.

No additional details about the personnel discussion or any contemplated actions were disclosed in open session.

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