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Hampton City Council votes to enter closed session for personnel, legal and investment matters
Summary
The clerk read a motion to convene a closed session citing Virginia Code 2.2-3711(a) for midyear performance reviews, consultation with legal counsel on pending litigation and potential investment negotiations; council voted unanimously to convene at 2:35 p.m.
At the end of the work session the clerk read a motion to convene a closed session under Virginia law for multiple purposes: midyear performance reviews of the city manager, city attorney and clerk of council; consultation with legal counsel regarding pending litigation and other material legal transactions; discussion of potential investment of public funds for a regional transportation facility where bargaining is involved; and discussion of the performance of council appointees to a local commission.
The clerk cited "Virginia code section 2.2-3711(a)" and listed subsections corresponding to performance reviews and consultation with counsel. A motion to convene a closed session was made and seconded, and the clerk individually called the roll for the vote; each named member answered "Aye." The recorded ayes included Councilman Bowman, Vice Mayor Brown, Councilwoman Campbell, Councilwoman Farrabee, Councilwoman Harper, Councilwoman Mugler and Mayor Gray.
The motion carried unanimously and council said it would convene in a closed session in the Lawson Conference Room at 2:35 p.m. The meeting record contains the statutory citation staff read aloud as the basis for closing the public meeting to discuss the listed personnel, legal and bargaining matters.
