City Council

September 25, 2023 Council Meeting A closed meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia was held on September 25, 2023 in Council Chambers, Municipal Building, at 5:30 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, Paul Jacobson, Attorney for Sands Anderson participating by phone, Public Information Officer Kendall Davis, and Police Chief Rob Fincher. Mayor Jones called the meeting to order and advised Council would go into Closed Session beginning at 5:30 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 Vice Mayor Rawls with the following 5-0 recorded vote: Council Member Mitchell, aye; Council Member Pearson, aye; Mayor Jones, aye; and Council Member Lawson, aye. Council convened in Closed Session to discuss the following matters: (A) Personnel discussions and appointment to boards and commissions, as authorized by Subsection 1. Mayor Jones explained that Council would recess Closed Session. No action was taken out of closed session. The meeting adjourned at 7:00pm. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Karen Roberts, Clerk of Council LC Jones, Mayor