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Norfolk council votes to enter closed session to discuss property, appointments and legal matters
Summary
Council voted to enter a closed session to discuss property negotiations, appointments and legal counsel consultation; the motion passed on a roll-call with several council members recorded as aye.
Councilmember Roberts moved that the City Council enter a closed session at the date and time read into the record to discuss specified matters: the disposition of real property in Ward 2 and Ward 7 (where open discussion would affect negotiating strategy), appointments to boards and commissions, and consultation with legal counsel regarding a possible legal matter. Council members recorded aye votes in roll call for Clanton, Stowell, Johnson and Debo, and the motion carried.
The motion as read referenced statutory clauses for executive-session authority (clause text read into the record by the mover). The closed session was described as focused on negotiating strategy for downtown property in Ward 2, other real-property matters in Ward 7, board/commission appointments and a pending or potential legal matter.
Next steps: the council entered closed session as approved and will return to open session per statutory requirements to report any final actions taken in closed session.
