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Surry County board certifies closed session under Virginia law
Summary
After a closed session on a personnel matter, the Surry County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a certification resolution stating only lawful and on-topic matters were discussed, citing the Code of Virginia closed-meeting provisions.
Following a closed session at the Jan. 2 special meeting, the Surry County Board of Supervisors adopted a certification resolution confirming the closed session complied with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Ms. Perkins read the certification resolution into the record before members voted to adopt it.
Ms. Perkins read that the board had convened a closed session "pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote made in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act" and that the board must certify that only matters lawfully exempt from open meeting requirements and identified in the convening motion were discussed. The board then recorded affirmative responses from members during the roll call.
The certification procedure followed the board's formal process for closed sessions on personnel matters; the resolution and the recorded affirmations serve as the public record that the closed session discussion was limited to the stated subject. The board adjourned the special meeting and set the next meeting for Jan. 15 at 6:00 p.m.
