City Council

June 18, 2019 Council Meeting A closed session meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia was held on June 18, 2019 in Council Chambers, Municipal Building, at 6:00 PM with Mayor Kathy Lawson presiding. Other Council Members present included Chad Martin, Jim Woods and Danny Turner. Staff present included City Manager Leon Towarnicki. Council Member Bowles was unable to attend due to being out of town but desired to participate remotely by phone. Council Member Turner made a motion to allow Bowles to participate by phone; Vice Mayor Martin seconded the motion with a 4-0 vote in favor. Mayor Lawson called the meeting to order and advised Council would go into Closed Session beginning at 6:00 PM. In accordance with section 2.1-344 (A) Code of Virginia (1950, and as amended) and upon a motion by Council Member Turner; seconded by Council Member Woods with the following 4-0 recorded vote: Lawson, aye; Martin, aye; Turner, aye; and Woods, aye. Council convened in Closed Session to discuss the following matters: (A) Consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members, attorneys or consultants pertaining to actual or probable litigation, or other specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel, as authorized by Subsection 7. At the conclusion of Closed Session, each returning member of Council certified that (1) only public business matters exempt from open meeting requirements were discussed in said Closed Session; and (2) only those business matters identified in the motion convening the Closed Session were heard, discussed, or considered during the Session. Mayor Lawson explained that no action was taken out of Closed Session on either item. A motion was made by Council Member Woods and seconded by Vice Mayor Martin, with the following 4-0 recorded vote in favor to return to Open Session: Woods, aye; Turner, aye; Martin, aye; and Lawson, aye. No action was taken out of Closed Session. There being no further business, Council Member Turner made a motion to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Council Member Woods with all Council Members voting in favor. The meeting adjourned at 8:05pm. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Karen Roberts Kathy Lawson Clerk of Council Mayor