City Council

August 3, 2023 Closed Council Meeting A closed meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia was held on August 3, 2023 in Council Chambers, Municipal Building, at 3:00 PM with Mayor LC Jones presiding. Other Council Members present included Kathy Lawson, Aaron Rawls, Lawrence Mitchell and Tammy Pearson. Staff present included Interim City Manager Glen Adams. Mayor Jones called the meeting to order and advised Council would go into Closed Session beginning at 3:00 PM. In accordance with the Code of Virginia, Title 2.2 Chapter 37, Freedom of Information Act and upon a motion by Council Member Lawson and seconded by Council Member Pearson with the following 5-0 recorded vote: Vice Mayor Rawls, aye; Council Member Pearson, aye; Council Member Mitchell, aye; Mayor Jones, aye; and Council Member Lawson, aye. Council convened in Closed Session to discuss the following matters: (A) Discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for employment; assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of specific public officers, appointees, or employees of any public body; and evaluation of performance of departments or schools of public institutions of higher education where such evaluation will necessarily involve discussion of the performance of specific individuals; as authorized by Subsection 1. 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 meeting. A motion was made by Council Member Council Member Lawson and seconded by Council Member Pearson with the following recorded vote: Jones, aye; Rawls, aye; Lawson, aye; Mitchell, aye; and Pearson, aye. Council had discussions with Interim City Manager Glen Adams regarding his acceptance. Changes to the document will be resubmitted for acceptance. No action was taken out of closed session There being no further business, Council Member Lawson made a motion to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 5:20pm. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Karen Roberts, Clerk of Council LC Jones, Mayor