Member moves to send CVTA into closed session to discuss public contract

Mr. Carol moved during new business that the Central Virginia Transportation Authority convene a closed meeting to discuss a public contract and to consult with legal counsel. In a reading of the motion he cited the Virginia statute authorizing closed sessions for legal consultation and contract discussions.

"I move that the board convene to a closed meeting pursuant to [the Virginia Freedom of Information Act] section 2.2-3711(A)(8) and (29) for the purposes of discussing a public contract involving expenditure of public funds including the terms or scope of such contract in which requires discussion and consultation with legal counsel during which all recording of the meeting will cease," Mr. Carol moved. The motion was seconded.

The transcript does not record a roll-call vote or the outcome; members proceeded to make logistical preparations to move into closed session. Earlier in the meeting legal counsel had clarified that the enabling legislation does not make population the determinative factor for quorum in general proceedings, although population-based thresholds apply to some actions. The motion as offered seeks authority to discuss contract terms and to consult counsel in closed session; no substantive contract terms are reported in the open-session transcript.