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Arlington County Board certifies closed session compliance

Arlington County Board · August 12, 2026

Summary

After returning to open session, the Arlington County Board voted unanimously in a recorded roll call to certify that the closed meeting discussed only matters lawfully exempted from public meeting requirements.

After returning from closed session, the chair moved that the board certify the closed meeting and that only matters identified in the original motion were discussed.

“I move that the members of the county board certified that it just concluded closed session only public business matters lawfully exempted from opening the requirements under chapter 37 title 2.2 of the code of Virginia and only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed, or considered by the board,” the chair said when making the certification motion.

The clerk conducted a recorded roll call. Members DeFerrante, Coffey, Cunningham, Spain (senior) and Karantonis were recorded as voting yes to certify the closed session. The certification passed by recorded vote; the board then proceeded to consider other business including approval of an employment agreement with an independent policing auditor.

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