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Council convenes closed session under state law to receive legal advice about town manager indictment
Summary
The Purcellville council convened a closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to receive legal counsel on an indictment-related matter involving the town manager, then certified the closed session afterward.
The Purcellville Town Council voted to convene a closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to receive legal advice from the town attorney regarding an indictment-related matter involving Town Manager Quazy Frazier.
"As authorized under the Code of Virginia 2.2-3711... I move that town council convene a closed meeting for consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by the public body for specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel," a council member said while moving the closed session.
The mover listed who should attend the closed meeting, including Mayor Bertaux, council members Khalil, Luke, Rayner, Stout, Wright, assistant town manager Diana Hayes, HR director Ladonna Snellbaker, and town attorney John Kafferkey. After returning to open session, the council certified under Code of Virginia 2.2-3712 that only lawfully exempted matters were discussed and that the discussion matched the posted motion.
The council did not publicly disclose the substance of legal advice given in the closed session. The meeting record identifies the closed-session authority cited by the mover and the subsequent certification; it does not contain further public detail about any indictment or any pending charges.
