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Wise County supervisors hold closed session on County Administrator’s position
Summary
The Wise County Board of Supervisors met April 8, 2026 in a special called meeting to discuss personnel matters concerning the County Administrator. The board entered a closed session under the Code of Virginia, later certified Resolution 22-2026, and adjourned at 12:36 p.m. No personnel decisions were disclosed in the public minutes.
The Wise County Board of Supervisors convened a special called meeting on April 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the County Administrator’s Office conference room at the Wise County Courthouse to discuss personnel, specifically the County Administrator’s position, Chairman J. H. Rivers said.
Supervisor Tim Boardwine moved, and Supervisor Robert R. (Bob) Adkins seconded, a motion to go into closed session under the Code of Virginia Section 2.2-3711(A)(1), the statutory personnel exemption. The board subsequently reconvened after the closed session on a motion by Supervisor Randall (Randy) Carter, seconded by Supervisor Clarence Peters Jr.; that motion was recorded as unanimously approved.
After returning to open session, Supervisor Fred Luntsford read a certification for the closed meeting. Luntsford moved and Vice-Chair John Schoolcraft seconded a motion to approve the certification, which the minutes record as approved unanimously by roll call. The minutes identify the action as Resolution #22-2026 and state the resolution is on file in the County Administrator’s Office.
The public minutes do not disclose any details of the closed-session discussion or any formal personnel actions taken. The board then approved a motion to adjourn, moved by Randall Carter and seconded by John Schoolcraft; the meeting ended at 12:36 p.m.
The minutes list present board members and staff: Chairman J. H. Rivers; Vice-Chair John Schoolcraft; Fred Luntsford (via speakerphone); Randall Carter; Robert R. Adkins; Steve Bates; Tim Boardwine; Clarence Peters Jr.; County Attorney Karen T. Mullins; and Executive Secretary Rebecca Mullins. The minutes include attestation lines signed by Karen T. Mullins and Chairman Rivers.
