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Chair certifies closed meeting under Virginia FOIA and adjourns County Economic Development Authority session
Summary
The authority's chair moved to certify a closed meeting under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, a roll call recorded Dearden, Collier and Sloan voting aye, and the body promptly adjourned after the motion passed.
The Chair of the County Economic Development Authority moved that the body convene a closed meeting "pursuant to section 2 dot 2 2 3 7 1 paragraph d of Dakota, Virginia," stating the motion was to certify that, to each member's knowledge, only matters exempted from open-meeting requirements and those identified in the motion were discussed.
The Chair said, "County Economic Development Authority hereby certify that to the best of each member's knowledge, 1, only business matters are exempted from open meeting requirements under the Freedom of Information Act, and 2, only such public matters as were just identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed, or considered by the County Economic Development Authority in the closed meeting." The Chair then asked for a second and called for a roll call.
During the roll call the Chair read members' names and announced their votes: "Dearden? Aye." "Collier? Aye." "Sloan? Aye." The Chair summarized the result as "All ayes," approving the motion to certify and enter the closed session. With no further matters, the Chair asked for a motion and a second to adjourn; the motion passed by voice, and the Chair adjourned the meeting.
The meeting record includes the transcript citation of the statute as spoken in the session; the exact statutory citation in the transcript text was unclear. The body referenced the Freedom of Information Act in support of convening the closed meeting and completed the required certification process on the record before adjourning.
