![City council member Amanda Newins at the Chesapeake City Council meeting at City Hall in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Aug. 8, 2023. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot) City council member Amanda Newins at the Chesapeake City Council meeting at City Hall in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Aug. 8, 2023. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TVP-L-NW-CHESAPEAKE-CITY-COUNCIL-PHOTOS-0808-WS-004.jpg?w=525)
A judge will be asked to decide whether council member Don Carey is required to step down from his seat as he runs for mayor. But the question is leading to deep dissention on the council as two members, Amanda Newins and Debbie Ritter, did not join their colleagues in Tuesday's closed session discussion.