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Council votes to enter closed session on legal advice and appointments

Portsmouth City Council (work session with Economic Development Authority) · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Vice Mayor Moody moved—and Mayor Glover seconded—a motion to go into closed session under Virginia FOIA provisions for legal advice concerning a city-code section and for consideration of appointments to boards and the positions of city auditor and city attorney; the roll call vote was recorded in the meeting.

Vice Mayor Moody moved to convene a closed meeting pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for consultation with legal counsel on a specific city-code section and to discuss appointments to boards and commissions, including the city auditor and city attorney positions. Mayor Glover seconded the motion.

Madam Clerk called the roll and members present recorded affirmative votes. After the closed session, the clerk certified that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only matters lawfully exempted under FOIA were discussed and that those matters were identified in the motion.

The motion was made and seconded on the public record; the council used the recorded roll call to certify compliance with the cited FOIA subsections before adjourning the work session.