Hanover County supervisors move into closed session to discuss county attorney retirement

Vice Chair Stoneman moved that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors "move the meeting into closed session pursuant to the following authority: Virginia code 2.2 dash 37 11 A 1, discussion of planned retirement of the county attorney." The motion was made during the board's Aug. 26 meeting (year not specified in the transcript) and was followed by a voice vote the chair declared carried.

The statute cited corresponds to Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(1), which governs closed sessions for certain personnel matters. The transcript records a verbal second as "2nd," but does not clearly identify who seconded the motion. The board's chair asked for those in favor to say "aye," a board member responded "Aye," and the chair then stated, "Motion carries." The board then entered closed session, as the chair said, "This board is in closed session."