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doors in secret executive sessions without notice to the public? The laws are intended to safeguard the rights of the people, but if the Board of Supervisors and the Commonwealth Attorney feel that they can resolve all issues in total disregard for the law and the public's right to know, what protection is afforded to the citizens of the community? The Board of Supervisors should be reminded of Section 15.1-539 of the Code of Virginia which requires that all meetings of the Board of Supervisors shall be open to the public and Section 15.1-543 which provides that all of the minutes of all meetings shall be open to public inspection at any reasonable time for three years after each meeting. Executive sessions or meetings closed to the public are prohibited by State law except for a limited number of purposes. Nevertheless, Section 2.1-344 (b) states that “no meeting shall become an executive or closed meeting unleu there shall have been recorded in open meeting an affirmative vote to that effect by the public body holding such meeting.” Notwithstanding these laws designed to protect
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