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Council to form task force on violence response and recesses into closed session under Virginia code

Virginia Beach City Council · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Mayor Bobby Dyer led a broad discussion about recent violent incidents, announced plans to reconvene regional mayors and form a community-task-force including prosecutors and other stakeholders, and the council voted to recess into closed session to consider legal, property and personnel matters under Virginia Code §2.2-3711.

Mayor Bobby Dyer opened a council-wide discussion of recent violent incidents and public safety responses, framing it as a complex problem that requires regional coordination and both short- and long-term strategies. He said he will reconvene mayors and form a task force made up of community stakeholders and legal partners to develop immediate and structural responses, including outreach to the…

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