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Cumberland County supervisors enter closed session to interview county administrator candidates
Summary
At a May 27 special meeting, the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors entered a closed session to interview candidates for county administrator under Virginia Code §2.2-3711.A.1; the board later certified that no action was taken in closed session and set a follow-up meeting for June 1.
The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors met in a special called session on May 27, 2026, and voted to enter a closed meeting to interview candidates for the County Administrator position under Virginia Code §2.2-3711.A.1.
On a motion by Supervisor Bryan Hamlet, seconded by Supervisor Robert Saunders Jr., the board entered closed session. The motion carried with all five members present voting aye: Mr. Hamlet, Mr. Newman, Mrs. Tyree (remote), Mr. Stimpson and Mr. Saunders.
After the closed meeting, the board reconvened on a motion by Supervisor Saunders, seconded by Supervisor Hamlet, and adopted a certification under Virginia Code §2.2-3712. The certification affirmed that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements were discussed and that no action was taken during the closed session.
The closed meeting concerned "Discussion of Performance of County Personnel" and specifically allowed board members to interview prospective candidates for the County Administrator position, according to the meeting record. The board did not record any formal hiring decision or contract approval while in closed session.
