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Bristol City Council unanimously enters closed session to discuss property acquisition and potential litigation
Summary
At its Dec. 21 meeting, the Bristol City Council voted 5–0 to adopt the agenda and then moved into a closed session under Virginia law to discuss acquisition/disposition of real property and consult legal counsel on probable litigation concerning US Magis International Education Center, Inc.; the council returned and certified the session by roll call.
Bristol City Council members voted unanimously Dec. 21 to adopt the meeting agenda and to enter a closed session to discuss the acquisition or disposition of real property and to consult with legal counsel about probable litigation related to US Magis International Education Center, Inc.
Vice Mayor Jake Holmes moved to adopt the agenda; Councilmember Neal Osborne seconded the motion, which passed 5–0. Later, Councilmember Neal Osborne moved that the council go into closed session under Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)(3) (acquisition/disposition of public property) and §2.2-3711(A)(7) (consultation with legal counsel and briefings on probable litigation). Vice Mayor Jake Holmes seconded; the motion passed 5–0 and the council entered closed session at 11:04 AM.
The council returned from closed session at 12:37 PM. By roll call, members certified that only matters lawfully exempted from open-meeting requirements were discussed: Anthony Farnum, Jake Holmes, Becky Nave, Michael Pollard and Neal Osborne recorded “Yes” on the certification vote.
No ordinances, resolutions, contracts, or other formal actions affecting the public record were announced in open session following the closed meeting. The council adjourned at 12:39 PM.
Meeting context and next steps: the minutes record the council’s use of the statute-authorized executive session for property negotiation and litigation briefing involving US Magis International Education Center, Inc. The minutes do not specify the property at issue, the nature of the probable litigation, or any staff direction or follow-up timeline; those details were not disclosed in the open record.
