Wise County supervisors hold closed session to discuss county administrator; certify meeting

WISE COUNTY, Va. — The Wise County Board of Supervisors convened a special called meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the County Administrator’s Office conference room at the Wise County Courthouse to discuss personnel matters, specifically the County Administrator’s position.

Chairman J. H. Rivers opened the meeting and noted it had been requested by two board members to consider the County Administrator position. Supervisor Tim Boardwine moved to go into closed session under the Code of Virginia, Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) (personnel), and Supervisor Robert R. "Bob" Adkins seconded the motion.

After the closed session, Supervisor Randall Carter moved, seconded by Supervisor Clarence Peters Jr., to reconvene the regular meeting; the motion was unanimously approved, according to the meeting record. Supervisor Fred Luntsford read the certification for the closed meeting and then moved, with John Schoolcraft seconding, to approve a resolution certifying that only public business lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements had been discussed. The Board approved the resolution by roll call vote; the record identifies the action as a unanimous approval. Resolution #22-2026 is recorded as being on file in the County Administrator’s Office.

The Board then approved a motion by Randall Carter, seconded by John Schoolcraft, to adjourn; the meeting ended at 12:36 p.m. The meeting minutes are attested by Karen T. Mullins, Clerk, and Chairman J. H. Rivers.

The transcript does not set out additional public details from the closed session; the Board cited the personnel exemption in the Virginia Freedom of Information Act as the statutory basis for closing the meeting.