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Council approves agenda change and moves into closed session citing litigation and zoning legal advice
Summary
Mayor Wade called the meeting to order, the council approved removing item 9 from today’s agenda for a legal‑ad issue, and later voted to enter a closed session under Virginia Code §§2.2‑3711(A)(7) and (A)(8) to consult on litigation and zoning‑code legal advice.
At the start of the April 6 meeting Mayor Wade called the Charlottesville City Council to order and the clerk took roll. The council agreed by voice vote to remove agenda item 9 from today’s published agenda because of an issue with a legal advertisement; the item was deferred to a future meeting.
At the end of the public work‑session portion, a councilmember moved that the council close the public meeting and convene in a closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The stated authorities for the closed session were Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(A)(7) — consultation with legal counsel about actual or probable litigation (cases cited in the motion) — and §2.2‑3711(A)(8) — legal advice on specific legal matters, in this case proposed zoning‑code changes. The motion passed on a voice vote and the council said it would return at 6:30 p.m.
No vote tally by name was recorded in the public transcript; the motion and the decision to convene in closed session were announced on the record with statutory citations.
