City Council Committee: Appointments
Regular MeetingFalls Church, VA · July 22, 2020
Minutes
MINUTES OF COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE MEETING
PURPOSE OF MEETING: To interview prospective candidates for appointment to boards and
commissions and to discuss applicants and/or reappointments.
DATE OF MEETING: July 22, 2020
LOCATION: Meeting held via Skype.
NOTICE: This virtual meeting of the Appointments Committee was held pursuant to and in
compliance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Section 2.2-3708.2 and state and local
legislation adopted to allow for continued government operation during the COVID-19 declared
emergency. All participating members of the Appointments Committee were present at this
meeting through electronic means. All members of the public may view this video of this
meeting on the City’s website at www.fallschurchva.gov/CouncilMeetings.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY: Ms. Hardi at 6:30 p.m.
THOSE PRESENT:
Appointments Committee Members
Ms. Hardi:
Mr. Litkenhous:
Ms. Connelly:
OTHERS PRESENT: City Clerk Celeste Heath, Deputy City Clerk Veronica Prince, Human
Resources Director Steve Mason, and Council Member Phil Duncan.
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
Candidate Schedule
Use of Force Review Committee Candidate Interviews – 7 positions available. Established by Resolution 2020-24.
Additional applicants were interviewed on July 15.
6:30 p.m. Brittanie Werbel – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
6:45 p.m. Julie Felgar – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
7:00 p.m. Chris Norloff – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
7:15 p.m. Dana Salvano-Dunn – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
7:30 p.m. Joseph (Alex) Boston – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
7:45 p.m. Janis Johnson – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
8:00 p.m. Brian P. Creswick – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
8:15 p.m. Sue Armstrong – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
8:30 p.m. Allison Medina – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
8:45 p.m. Raymond Touomou – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
Closed Session pursuant to Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of Virginia for the discussion,
consideration or interviews of prospective candidates for appointment to a board or commission.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT: 9:20 p.m.
SIGNATURE OF RECORDER:
City Council Appointments Committee
Date: July 22, 2020
CLOSED SESSION:
GOING IN TIME: 8:49 p.m.
Upon motion made by Committee Member Hardi, seconded by Committee Member
Connelly, and passed by vote of the Council Appointments Committee, the Committee
went into closed session pursuant to Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of Virginia for
the discussion, consideration or interviews of prospective candidates for appointment to
a board or commission.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Council Member Connelly: YES
Council Member Litkenhous: YES
Council Member Hardi: YES
Upon motion made by Committee Member Connelly, seconded by Committee Member
Litkenhous, and passed by vote of the Appointments Committee, the Committee
reconvened in open session.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Council Member Connelly: YES
Council Member Litkenhous: YES
Council Member Hardi: YES
COMING OUT TIME: 9:18 p.m.
CERTIFICATION
Upon motion made by Committee Member Litkenhous, and seconded by Committee
Member Connelly, and passed upon affirmative roll call vote in open session, it was
certified that (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting
requirements 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
closed session or meeting by the Appointments Committee.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Council Member Connelly: YES
Council Member Litkenhous: YES
Council Member Hardi: YES
______July 22, 2020________________
Recorder Date
Agenda
CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Virtual Meeting – https://meet.lync.com/fallschurch-fallschurchva/vprince/K7N50Z7V
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:30 p.m.
NOTICE: The meeting for which this agenda has been posted will be held pursuant to and in
compliance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Section 2.2-3708.2 and state and local
legislation adopted to allow for continued government operation during the COVID-19 declared
emergency.
All participating members of the Appointments Committee will be present at this meeting through
electronic means. All members of the public may view this electronic meeting via this Skype
meeting link: https://meet.lync.com/fallschurch-fallschurchva/vprince/K7N50Z7V.
Public comments related to Committee business may be submitted to cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov
until 8 p.m. on July 22, 2020. All comments will be provided to the Appointments Committee
members and comments received by the deadline will be summarized during the meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be conducted via Skype. If you do not already use Skype, you
will be prompted to install it when clicking the meeting link, so please take some time ahead of the
meeting to do so. If needed, there are short instructions to download Skype following the
meeting agenda. Please email cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov if you need assistance with installation.
During the meeting, staff will likely not be available to assist with installation.
Use of Force Review Committee Candidate Interviews – 7 positions available
Established by Resolution 2020-24.
Additional applicants were interviewed on July 15.
Candidate Schedule:
6:30 p.m. Brittanie Werbel – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
6:45 p.m. Julie Felgar – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
7:00 p.m. Chris Norloff – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
7:15 p.m. Dana Salvano-Dunn – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
7:30 p.m. Joseph (Alex) Boston – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
7:45 p.m. Janis Johnson – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
8:00 p.m. Brian P. Creswick – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
8:15 p.m. Sue Armstrong – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
8:30 p.m. Allison Medina – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
8:45 p.m. Raymond Touomou – Use of Force Review Committee – 7/27/20 – 12/31/20
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