Clarksburg council approves minutes, deviates agenda and votes to enter executive session on personnel

During its meeting the Clarksburg City Council completed routine business by approving the minutes of the regular session of Nov. 6, 2025, and the special session of Nov. 12, 2025. A council member moved to approve each set of minutes, the motions were seconded and the recorded voice votes were "Aye," with the clerk announcing "Motion carries." No roll-call tallies were entered into the transcript.

Following unfinished business, a council member moved and the council voted to deviate from the published agenda to take up new-business items in sections g and h; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Later the council moved, pursuant to "Chapter 6, Article 9, Section 80-4 of the West Virginia Code," to adjourn to executive session to discuss personnel matters. The motion specified that the mayor and council members be present and reserved the right to call others into the executive session as necessary; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Recorded motions on the public record included: approval of minutes (regular and special sessions), deviation from the agenda, and adjournment to executive session to discuss personnel. The meeting transcript records the motions, seconds and that each motion "carries," but does not contain detailed roll-call tallies or further public deliberation on the personnel matter before the executive session was convened.

Next steps: The council adjourned into executive session; any outcomes from that session would be recorded only if the council returns to open session and takes public action.