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Board reconvenes, certifies closed session after property discussion
Summary
After a closed session to discuss a possible real-property acquisition, Shenandoah County’s board reconvened and unanimously affirmed the required certification read by County Administrator Evan Vass. The minutes record no specific transaction details or follow-up assignments.
Shenandoah County’s Board of Supervisors reconvened in open session at 4:24 p.m. on May 20 and affirmed a statutory certification that the closed session covered only matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements and only those matters listed in the motion.
County Administrator Evan Vass read aloud the certification language, stating that, to the board’s knowledge, “only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered.” The minutes record that the board unanimously affirmed the certification and adjourned the work session at 4:27 p.m.
The minutes do not record any vote authorizing a property acquisition, any verbal report summarizing closed-session deliberations, or a public timeline for next steps. The meeting attendance list includes Chairman Tim Taylor, five supervisors (David Ferguson, Dennis Morris, Steve Baker, Mark Dotson, Kyle Gutshall), County Administrator Evan Vass, Deputy County Administrator Mandy Belyea, and two other attendees.
