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Council approves closed-session motion to consider legal matters and appointments, 8-0
Summary
Council moved into a closed meeting under Virginia Code to consult counsel on legal matters and consider appointments to multiple boards; the motion to enter closed session and consider the listed items passed 8-0.
The Suffolk City Council voted 8-0 to approve a motion to enter a closed meeting to consult with counsel on specific legal matters and to consider prospective candidates and appointments to multiple city boards and commissions.
Madam Clerk read the motion citing state law authorizing closed meetings for attorney consultation and personnel matters, and the council then voted to approve the motion. Councilman Rector made the motion and Councilman Johnson seconded it; the clerk recorded the vote as "approved by a vote of 8 to 0." The work session then recessed to reconvene at 6 p.m.
The clerk's motion listed the bodies for which appointments would be considered in closed session: the Early Childhood Development Commission, the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, the Historic Landmarks Commission, the Human Services Advisory Board, the Local Board of Building Code Appeals, the Paul D. Camp Community College Board, the Sister Cities Commission, Southside Network Authority, Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Tidewater Youth Services Commission, Western Tidewater Community Services Board, and the Wetlands Board.
The motion was worded pursuant to Virginia Code provisions allowing closed meetings for legal consultation and discussion of personnel/appointments. The council's recorded vote on the motion was 8 in favor, 0 opposed; no roll-call listing of all members' votes was read into the work-session transcript.
