December 13 2023 Closed Session Minutes 139
MINUTES
CLOSED SESSION MEETING
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023
6:00 P.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: Blaine P. Dunn, Vice Chairman; Judith McCann-Slaughter; Shawn L. Graber;
Robert W. Wells; Josh E. Ludwig; and Heather H. Lockridge were present. Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.,
Chairman, participated remotely from Stephenson, Virginia.
Staff present: Michael Bollhoefer, County Administrator; Roderick B. Williams, County Attorney;
Karen Vacchio, Public Information Officer; Scott Varner, Director of Information Technologies; and Ann W.
Phillips, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman Dunn called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
REMOTE PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED
Remote participation was authorized for Chairman DeHaven for medical reasons on the motion of
Supervisor Wells, seconded by Supervisor Slaughter, which carried unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION
Supervisor Wells moved that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County enter a closed session
pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) for personnel matters, specifically the salaries of the newly
elected Commissioner of the Revenue and Clerk of the Court. Supervisor Slaughter seconded the motion.
Supervisor Graber said he preferred to have the discussion in an open session and could not support
the motion for a closed session.
The motion to enter a closed session carried as follows on a recorded vote:
Blaine P. Dunn Aye Josh E. Ludwig No
Shawn L. Graber No Robert W. Wells Aye
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Heather H. Lockridge No Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Aye
Judith McCann-Slaughter Aye
At 6:25 p.m., the Board members being assembled within the designated meeting place in the
presence of members of the public and the media desiring to attend, the meeting was reconvened on motion
of Supervisor Wells, seconded by Supervisor Slaughter, and carrying on a voice vote. Supervisor Wells
moved that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County certify that, to the best of each member's
knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia
law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification applies, and (ii)only such public business
matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed, or considered
by the Board. Supervisor Slaughter seconded the motion which carried as follows on a recorded vote:
Blaine P. Dunn Aye Josh E. Ludwig Aye
Shawn L. Graber Aye Robert W. Wells Aye
Heather H. Lockridge Aye Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Aye
Judith McCann-Slaughter Aye
ADJOURN
At 6:26 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
Josh E. Ludwig Michael Bollhoefer
Chairman, Board of Supervisors County Administrator
Minutes Prepared By:
Ann W. Phillips
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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