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Petersburg City Council enters closed session to discuss property, legal and personnel matters
Summary
The Petersburg City Council voted unanimously at a 3:30 p.m. meeting to enter a closed session under the Code of Virginia to discuss acquisition or disposition of publicly held real property, receive legal advice on proposed or actual legislation, and consider performance and appointments of public officers.
The Petersburg City Council voted unanimously at a 3:30 p.m. meeting to enter a closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act exemptions and to later certify that only the matters listed in the motion were discussed.
The council convened the closed session under Code of Virginia § 2.2-3711 for three stated purposes: discussion and negotiation concerning the acquisition and disposition of publicly held real property; receiving legal advice and status updates from the city attorney on proposed or actual legislation; and discussion of the performance, assignments and appointments of public officers of the city. The motion to enter closed session was moved by a council member and seconded; the subsequent roll call recorded votes of Aye from Councilmembers Cuthbert, Jones, Myers, Smith Lee, Vice Mayor Hill and the mayor, and the presiding officer declared the motion carried.
After returning to open session, the council moved and seconded a certification under Code of Virginia § 2.2-3712 that only the matters legally permitted for a closed session were discussed. The roll call on the certification again recorded Aye votes from Councilmembers Cuthbert, Jones, Myers, Smith Lee and the mayor; the presiding officer announced the motion carried.
The meeting transcript records the council's stated reasons for the closed session and the roll-call votes but does not record the substance of discussions that occurred while the council was in closed session. No formal public actions or votes on ordinances, contracts or appointments were recorded in the open meeting minutes excerpt provided. The transcript does not specify any dates, dollar amounts, contract identifiers or names of individuals discussed in the closed session.
The council cited the Code of Virginia sections it relied on for both the closed-session authority and the required certification. The meeting did not disclose any substantive outcomes or follow-up tasks in the open record excerpt provided.
