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Council votes to convene closed session on litigation, property acquisition and appointments

Hampton City Council · April 1, 2026
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Summary

Council voted unanimously to enter a closed session under Virginia Code §2.2-3711 to receive legal updates, discuss potential acquisition in the Newmarket Creek area and consider appointments; the meeting adjourned to the Lawson Conference Room for the closed session.

The Hampton City Council moved, seconded and voted to convene a closed session under Virginia Code §2.2-3711 for consultation with legal counsel on pending litigation and other legal issues, to discuss potential acquisition of real property in the Newmarket Creek area, and to consider appointments including to the Economic Development Authority and the Citizens Police Advisory Group. The motion passed by recorded roll call as recorded in the transcript with councilmembers voting 'Aye.'

The clerk read the statutory citations for closed-session authority and the council scheduled the closed session to convene at 2:25 p.m. in the Lawson Conference Room; council stated it would reconvene afterward to certify the closed session and adjourn.