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Petersburg mayor and council vote to enter closed session on property, litigation and personnel
Summary
The Petersburg City Council voted June 16 to enter a closed session citing statutes for real-property acquisition/disposition, legal advice on potential litigation, and personnel matters; the motion was moved by Councilor Westbrook and seconded by Councilor Smith Lee.
Mayor Perrin opened the council meeting and said, “We're ready to get started with this city council closed session for 06/16/2026.”
The council voted to convene a closed session after the presiding officer read statutory bases for the meeting, citing provisions of the Code of Virginia authorizing closed meetings for discussion of real-property acquisition and disposition, legal advice on pending or probable litigation, and personnel matters, and citing passages of the Petersburg City Code announcing local provisions.
Councilor Westbrook moved to enter closed session; Councilor Smith Lee seconded the motion. A roll-call vote recorded aye responses from Council member Cuthbert, Council member Myers, Council member Westbrook, Council member Smith Lee and Mayor Perrin, and the presiding officer announced, “Motion carries.”
After the vote the council entered closed session. The record shows the motion was made and approved at the start of the meeting and that the statutory grounds announced included real-estate negotiations, legal consultation and appointment/performance matters.
