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Clifton council ratifies COVID-19 state of emergency, adopts remote‑meeting policy and emergency ordinance
Summary
At a special April 6, 2020 session, the Clifton Town Council unanimously ratified the mayoral COVID‑19 emergency declaration, adopted a policy allowing electronic participation under Va. Code §2.2‑3708.2, and approved an emergency uncodified ordinance under Va. Code §15.2‑1413.
The Clifton Town Council unanimously ratified Mayor Bill Hollaway’s declaration of a state of emergency tied to the COVID‑19 outbreak and approved two emergency measures at a special meeting held April 6, 2020, at the Clifton Town Meeting Hall.
Vice Mayor Steve Effros moved to ratify the mayoral declaration of a state of emergency; Councilmember Darrell Poe seconded and the motion passed by poll, 6-0. The council then approved a Town Council Members’ Policy for participation in meetings by electronic communication under Virginia Code §2.2‑3708.2 and an emergency uncodified ordinance to assure continuity in town government and council meetings under Virginia Code §15.2‑1413. Vice Mayor Effros moved to approve the resolutions as presented, Councilmember Chase Hinderstein seconded, and the motion was approved by poll, 6-0.
The measures cited attached documents: the mayoral declaration, the proposed electronic participation policy, and the emergency ordinance; the transcript references those attachments but does not include their full text. Town Clerk Amanda Christman prepared the meeting minutes; Town Treasurer Marilyn Barton was recorded as absent.
The adoptions put in place two immediate tools for the town’s governance during the COVID‑19 emergency: a formal record of the mayor’s declaration and legal authority to allow council members to participate electronically in meetings where state law permits. The emergency uncodified ordinance was presented as a temporary measure to maintain continuity of town government while the public‑health situation persists.
The special meeting was called to order by Mayor Bill Hollaway at 7:32 PM and adjourned at 7:45 PM after the votes. No public comment or debate on the motions is recorded in the transcript provided.
Actions recorded in the meeting minutes include the ratification of the state of emergency and the adoption of the electronic participation policy and emergency ordinance; all motions were approved by a 6-0 poll vote.
