City Council
Regular MeetingColonial Heights, VA · May 24, 2022
Minutes
CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA
Special Meeting of City Council
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
1. Call to Order.
The Special Meeting of City Council was called to order by Mayor Kochuba at 5:45
P.M.
2. Roll Call.
Present: Councilman Kenneth B. Frenier
Councilman John E. Piotrowski
Councilwoman Laura F. Poe
Councilman Robert W. Wade
Councilman John T. Wood
Vice Mayor Elizabeth G. Luck
Mayor T. Gregory Kochuba
Absent: None
Also Present: Mr. Douglas E. Smith, City Manager
Mr. Hugh P. Fisher, III
Mrs. Pamela B. Wallace, City Clerk
3. Declaration of Personal Interest
There were none.
The Clerk announced the purpose of the closed meeting.
4. Closed meeting pursuant to the Code of Virginia in accordance with the
following provisions:
Paragraph A.1 of Section 2.2-3711, to discuss or consider appointments to
the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Board of Social Services, Community
Criminal Justice Board, Historical Commission, Riverside Regional Jail
Authority, and Senior Citizens Advisory Committee.
Paragraph A.1 of Section 2.23-3711, to discuss or consider the
performance of the City Manager.
A motion to convene in a closed meeting was made by Dr. Poe, seconded by Mr. Wood,
at 5:46 P.M.
Vote: 7-0
Yes: Frenier
Piotrowski
Poe
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Wade
Wood
Luck
Kochuba
No: None
Absent: Luck
Wood (arrived late)
Abstained: None
Motion UNANIMOUS PASS
5. Vote to come back into open meeting.
A motion to reconvene in open session was made by Mr. Frenier, seconded by Mr.
Wade, and carried unanimously on roll call vote at 6:58 P.M.
Vote: 76-0
Yes: Frenier
Piotrowski
Poe
Wade
Wood
Luck
Kochuba
No: None
Absent: None
Abstained: None
Motion UNANIMOUS PASS
As stated by the Clerk, Council was in a closed meeting pursuant to the Code of
Virginia in accordance with the following provisions:
Paragraph A.1 of Section 2.2-3711, to discuss or consider appointments to
the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Board of Social Services, Community
Criminal Justice Board, Historical Commission, Riverside Regional Jail
Authority, and Senior Citizens Advisory Committee.
Paragraph A.1 of Section 2.23-3711, to discuss or consider the
performance of the City Manager.
Consideration of the following certification:
Each member will now certify that to the best of the member’s knowledge (i) only
public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements of the act
and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the
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closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting by the
public body. Any member who believes there was a departure from the requirements
of clauses (i) and (ii), shall so state prior to the vote, indicating the substance of the
departure that, in his judgment, has taken place.
Council members approved this certification, without any stating departure from the
requirements of clauses (i) and (ii), by the following roll call vote:
Vote: 7-0
Yes: Frenier
Piotrowski
Poe
Wade
Wood
Luck
Kochuba
No: None
Absent: None
Abstained: None
Motion UNANIMOUS PASS
6. Motions and Resolutions of Appointment
A RESOLUTION NO. 22-23
Appointing J. Chris Kollman, III and Richard M. Yates as members of the
Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Board of Social Services, each for a four-year term
beginning July 1, 2022.
A RESOLUTION NO. 22-24
Appointing Todd B. Wilson and Becca Lynch as members of the Community Criminal
Justice Board, each for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2022.
A RESOLUTION NO. 22-25
Appointing Julia Steel as a member of the Historical Commission for a three-year term
beginning July 1, 2022.
A RESOLUTION NO. 22-26
Appointing Douglas E. Smith as a member, and Malysa Rhodes as an alternate
member, of the Board of the Riverside Regional Jail Authority for a four-year
term beginning July 1, 2022.
A RESOLUTION NO. 22-27
Appointing Charles J. Koutnik (Senior Citizens Club Representative) as a member of
the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee for a two-year term beginning on July 1, 2022.
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A motion was made by Mrs. Luck, seconded by Mr. Piotrowski, to adopt the above
listed Resolutions of Appointment.
Vote: 7-0
Yes: Frenier
Piotrowski
Poe
Wade
Wood
Luck
Kochuba
No: None
Absent: None
Abstained: None
Motion UNANIMOUS PASS
7. Adjournment.
A motion to adjourn the Special Meeting was made by Mr. Wade, seconded by Mr.
Piotrowski, and carried unanimously on voice vote at 7:02 P.M.
APPROVED:
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T. Gregory Kochuba, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Pamela B. Wallace, City Clerk
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