City Council
Regular MeetingColonial Heights, VA · July 21, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA
Special Meeting of City Council
Tuesday, July 21, 2025
1. Call to Order.
The Special Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Kochuba at 4:45 P.M.
2. Roll Call.
Present: Councilwoman Elizabeth G. Luck
Councilwoman Tricia L. Palmer
Councilman Craig R. Skalak
Councilman Brad E. Slaybaugh
Councilman John T. Wood
Vice Mayor John E. Piotrowski
Mayor T. Gregory Kochuba
Absent: None
Also Present: Mrs. Pamela B. Wallace, City Clerk
The Clerk announced the purpose of the closed meeting.
3. Closed meeting pursuant to the Code of Virginia in accordance with the following
provisions:
Paragraph A.1 of Section 2.2-3711, to discuss, consider, and interview a prospective
candidate for employment as the City Attorney.
A motion to convene in a closed meeting was made by Mayor Kochuba, seconded by Mrs.
Luck.
Vote: 7-0
Yes: Luck
Palmer
Skalak
Slaybaugh
Wood
Piotrowski
Kochuba
No: None
Absent: None
Abstained: None
Motion UNANIMOUS PASS
4. Vote to come back into open meeting.
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July 21, 2025
Page 2
A motion to reconvene in open session was made by Vice-Mayor Piotrowski, seconded by
Mrs. Luck, and carried unanimously on roll call vote at 7:51 P.M.
Vote: 7-0
Yes: Luck
Palmer
Skalak
Slaybaugh
Wood
Piotrowski
Kochuba
No: None
Absent: None
Abstained: None
Motion UNANIMOUS PASS
As stated by the Clerk, the 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, consider, and interview a prospective
candidate for employment as the City Attorney.
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 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 stated departure from the
requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) by the following roll call vote:
Vote: 7-0
Yes: Luck
Palmer
Skalak
Slaybaugh
Wood
Piotrowski
Kochuba
No: None
Absent: None
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July 21, 2025
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Abstained: None
Motion UNANIMOUS PASS
5. Adjournment.
A motion to adjourn the Special Meeting was made by Mayor Kochuba, seconded by Mrs.
Luck, and carried unanimously on voice vote at 7:52 P.M.
APPROVED:
____________________________________
T. Gregory Kochuba, Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________________
Pamela B. Wallace, City Clerk
Agenda
Colonial Heights Council Members
Elizabeth G. Luck
City Council
Tricia L. Palmer
Agenda Craig R. Skalak
Brad E. Slaybaugh
John T. Wood
Special Meeting John E. Piotrowski, Vice-Mayor
T. Gregory Kochuba, Mayor
CITY HALL
July 21, 2025 5:45 PM
201 James Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Closed meeting pursuant to the Code of Virginia in accordance with the following
provision:
• Paragraph A.1 of Section 2.2-3711, to discuss, consider, and interview a
prospective candidate for employment as the City Attorney.
4. Vote to come back into the open meeting.
The Council was in a closed meeting pursuant to the Code of Virginia in
accordance with the following provision:
• Paragraph A.1 of Section 2.2-3711, to discuss, consider, and interview a
prospective candidate for employment as the City Attorney.
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 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.
Roll Call. An affirmative vote shall constitute certification of compliance.
5. Adjournment.
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