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Council votes unanimously to enter closed session for personnel, appointments and property discussions
Summary
Council moved and voted to convene a closed session under Virginia Code to discuss city manager performance reviews, appointments, negotiations over city property and legal matters; the motion passed by a 7-0 recorded vote and council planned to reconvene at 1:40 p.m.
The council approved a motion to enter a closed session to discuss several items covered by Virginia's closed-session statute.
The clerk read a motion "to convene a closed session pursuant to Virginia code sections 2.2-37.11(a)(1), 3, 7, and 8 to discuss the performance of the city manager and clerk of council, appointments to the Virginia Air and Space Center board, appointments listed on the agenda, disposition of publicly held real property in the Queen Street Corridor and other areas, and to consult with legal counsel pertaining to actual litigation and land-use restrictions." Vice Mayor Gray moved approval and the motion was seconded; the council voted aye on the clerk's roll call for each member and the motion passed 7-0.
The motion listed personnel reviews, board appointments, negotiations and legal matters as the topics appropriate for closed session; no additional substantive action was taken in open session and council scheduled to reconvene in the Community Development Conference Room at 1:40 p.m. The closed-session items will remain confidential under state law until any required public release.
Speakers referenced here include the Clerk, Vice Mayor Gray (mover) and Mayor Chuck Tuck (who recorded the aye vote).
