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Newport News City Council Handbook — adopted February 25, 2025

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PART TWO 2 The procedure for convening a Closed Session is as follows: 1. While in public session, a majority of Council members must approve a motion to go into Closed Session. The motion must include the subject and a citation for the specific code section containing the FOIA exemption allowing the Closed Session. Allowances for Closed Sessions are located in Section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Code. 2. While in the Closed Session, Council members may discuss only the subject mentioned in the motion. 3. Certify by recorded vote, after Council completes the Closed Session and returns to public session, that the discussion in closed session was restricted to only those matters identified in the motion to go into Closed Session. No closed meeting shall be held unless the above-mentioned procedures are followed. PART TWO: CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS | 17
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