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Council votes 8-0 to enter closed session on appointments and property matters
Summary
Suffolk City Council voted unanimously to enter a closed meeting under Virginia Code sections cited to consider prospective appointments and the acquisition/disposition of specified tax parcels; Vice Mayor Ward moved and Council member Rector seconded.
The Suffolk City Council voted unanimously to enter a closed meeting to conduct interviews and consider appointments and to discuss the acquisition or disposition of public real property.
The motion, read aloud by the clerk and citing Virginia Code section 2.2-3711(a)(1) (appointments/interviews) and section 2.2-3711(a)(3) (real-property bargaining or negotiations), listed vacancies and upcoming term expirations for several advisory groups including the Early Childhood Development Commission, Historic Landmarks Commission, Human Services Advisory Board, Paul D. Camp Community College Board, Suffolk Clean Community Commission, Planning Council and Tidewater Youth Services Committee. The clerk also read specific tax map parcels to be discussed by the council in closed session.
Vice Mayor Ward moved to approve and Council member Rector seconded. The clerk recorded the vote: Bennett, Johnson, Rector, Vice Mayor Ward and Council member Williams were called to cast votes; the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0. The mayor adjourned the meeting and said the council will reconvene at 6 p.m.
This action was purely procedural to permit closed deliberations; no appointments or property transactions were finalized in the open meeting record.
