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Jakabcin v. Town of Front Royal

No. 050722Supreme Court of Virginia

050722 Jakabcin v. Town of Front Royal 04/21/2006 A quorum of a governing body's members must be physically present to convene a valid meeting and take any action other than adjourning the meeting to a later d…

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050722 Jakabcin v. Town of Front Royal 04/21/2006 A quorum of a governing body's members must be physically present to convene a …

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 4, 2026
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April 21, 2006
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050722 Jakabcin v. Town of Front Royal 04/21/2006 A quorum of a governing body's members must be physically present to convene a valid meeting and take any action other than adjourning the meeting to a later date, even though some members may be disqualified from acting on matters pursuant to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, Code §§ 2.2-3100 et seq. Thus, the trial court erred in ruling that actions taken on rezoning and special use applications by members of a local governing body were valid when less than a quorum was physically present at the meetings when those actions were taken. The judgment is reversed and final judgment is entered declaring the actions inval…

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    050722 Jakabcin v. Town of Front Royal 04/21/2006 A quorum of a governing body's members must be physically present to convene a valid meeting and take any action other than adjourning the meeting to a later date, even though some members may be disqualified from acting on matters pursuant to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, Code §§ 2.2-3100 et seq. Thus, the trial court erred in ruling that actions taken on rezoning and special use applications by members of a local governing body were valid when less than a quorum was physically present at the meetings when those actions were taken. The judgment is reversed and final judgment is entered declaring the actions inval…

    Outcome words in this text: reversed.

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