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Cumberland County board holds closed session for county administrator interviews
Summary
On June 8, 2026 the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors entered a closed meeting to conduct second-round interviews for the county administrator position under Virginia Code § 2.2-3711.A.1; the board later certified the closed meeting and reconvened in open session.
The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors entered a closed meeting on June 8, 2026 to conduct a second round of interviews for the county administrator position, the board recorded. The motion to enter the closed session was made by Supervisor Eurika Tyree and seconded by Chairman John Newman; all five supervisors—Bryan Hamlet, John Newman, Eurika Tyree, Paul Stimpson and Robert Saunders Jr.—voted "aye." The meeting began at 9:03 a.m. in the County Administrator Suite at 1 Courthouse Circle in Cumberland.
Board members cited Virginia Code § 2.2-3711.A.1 as the legal exemption permitting the closed session, which the record lists as "Personnel – Discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for employment." The board later reconvened in open session and adopted a certification stating the closed session addressed only the matters identified in the motion and that no action was taken while the meeting was closed. No names of candidates or interview outcomes were disclosed in the public record.
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