Council members on Oct. 14 reviewed a proposed administrative change to the vehicle license fee (VLF) billing schedule and later voted unanimously to hold a closed meeting under a Virginia code exemption to discuss potential investment of public funds in support of a public festival.

Curtis (first name not provided) briefed council at a high level on the VLF change, which appears on the personal property tax bill and is currently due Dec. 5. The proposal moves the due date to June 5 to align billing with the calendar year that the fee covers (January–December) and to reduce taxpayer confusion created by billing in advance of the assessment year. The treasurer, Marty Eubank, was thanked for bringing the change forward; staff said a formal presentation and more detail would be provided at the upcoming council meeting where the change would be considered.

Later in the session, a motion was made to move ‘‘pursuant to section 2.2 tech 3 7 1 1.8 a of the code of Virginia 1950 as amended subsection 6’’ for a closed meeting "for purpose of discussion consideration and involvement of public funds where a competition or bargaining is involved where if made public initially, the financial interest of the government unit will be adversely affected, subject which is the potential investment in public funds in support of a public festival," as recorded in the meeting transcript. The council called the roll and the motion carried 7‑0 (Councilman Ealy, Councilman Harris, Mayor Jones, Councilman Long, Councilwoman Vic, Vice Mayor Bethany, Councilman Coleman recorded as voting in favor). The council reconfirmed certification after the closed session by roll call with a 7‑0 vote.

The transcript does not identify the mover and seconder by full name in the roll‑call sequence presented; the motion and vote were recorded on the meeting record and the council certified that only matters identified in the motion were discussed in closed session.