Board approves consent agenda and adds closed session to discuss county attorney retirement

At the start of business, Vice Chair Stoneman moved to add a closed-session agenda item (9b) "under the following authority, Virginia code 2.2 dash 37 11 a 1," described in the motion as "discussion of impact of retirement of county attorney on filling an upcoming vacancy in the county attorney's office." The motion was seconded and approved on voice vote.

Later in the meeting Vice Chair Stoneman moved that the board "move the meeting into closed session pursuant to the following authority, Virginia code 2.2 dash 3,711 A 1, discussion of impact of retirement of county attorney on filling upcoming vacancy in the county attorney's office." The motion was seconded and the board voted by voice to go into closed session. The chair noted the board would move upstairs to conduct the closed session without clearing the room and that the remainder of streamed business would be announcements only.

The meeting record shows the motions were passed on voice votes ('Aye'); no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. No formal personnel decisions were announced in open session at this meeting.