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Petersburg council convenes closed session citing Code of Virginia; certifies compliance on return to open meeting
Summary
The council convened a closed session under cited provisions of the Code of Virginia for discussion of property acquisition/disposition, legal advice, and personnel matters, then voted to conclude the closed session and certify that only permitted topics were discussed.
The Petersburg City Council met in a closed session during which the presiding official read statutory authorities under the Code of Virginia and the Petersburg City Code that permitted a closed session for matters including acquisition/disposition of real property, legal advice on probable litigation and personnel assignments/appointments.
After the closed-session items concluded, the council voted to end the closed session and certify compliance with the Code of Virginia. Members were asked to identify for the record any departure from the permitted topics; the transcript records a roll-call certification and that the motion to certify carried. The certification language referenced statutory provisions as read into the record.
The transcript contains multiple garbled renderings of statutory citations as read aloud (for example, the recording transcribes sections in numeric fragments). The council proceeded from the certification to take agenda business in closed session, including adding and adopting resolutions related to the Sports Training Center MOU and an IRF grant redirection. The transcript records no public testimony during the closed session portion of the meeting.
