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Council votes unanimously to enter closed session citing Virginia code sections for appointments, property, litigation and contract matters
Summary
After the Partnership presentation, council voted unanimously to enter a closed session under cited Virginia code sections to consider liaison and committee appointments, possible land acquisition in the Shell Road area, litigation consultations and a potential public contract award.
Following the annual report presentation, the presiding officer announced a proposed closed session and read the items to be discussed, citing Virginia code sections as transcribed in the agenda. The listed topics included appointment of a council liaison to the Hampton federal area development authority; appointments to the neighborhood commission and the City's Sesquicentennial committee; consideration of acquisition or disposition of publicly held real property in the Shell Road area; consultation with counsel regarding actual or probable litigation; and discussion of a possible award of a public contract involving expenditure of public funds.
A motion to enter the closed session was made and seconded. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote; each councilmember responded "Aye," and the motion carried. The transcript records affirmative responses from the councilmembers called during the vote (Councilman Gilliland, Councilman Carney, Councilwoman Leary, Vice Mayor Spencer, Councilman Wallace, Councilman Washington and Mayor Ward). The council then proceeded into the closed session as announced.
