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Council votes to enter closed session to discuss personnel, appointments and Hope Center finances
Summary
The council voted to enter a closed session under Virginia Code §§2.2‑3711(a)(1) and (a)(6) to discuss personnel matters including board and commission appointments, a city‑manager search proposal, and investment matters related to the Hope Center; the motion passed unanimously.
The council voted to go into a closed session citing Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(a)(1) for personnel matters and §2.2‑3711(a)(6) for investment-of-public-funds concerns, the clerk said. The motion listed board and commission appointments including the EDA and HRHA, a city‑manager executive search proposal and investment matters involving the Hope Center.
The motion to enter closed session was put to a roll-call vote and passed unanimously, recorded as 7 to 0 on the transcript. The meeting later reconvened and the council certified, pursuant to Virginia Code §2.2‑3712(d), that only matters exempted by law and identified in the closed session motion were discussed.
The closed-session motion was moved and seconded on the council floor; the transcript attributes the motion and the subsequent vote to council members in attendance. The council then took procedural steps to end the closed session and to certify compliance with the Virginia open‑meetings statute before adjourning.
No details of discussions held in closed session were disclosed in the public transcript. The agenda items listed for the closed session included personnel matters (appointments to local boards/commissions), a city‑manager search proposal and investment or bargaining matters related to the Hope Center.
The council adjourned after completing the procedural certification required by state law.
