City Council

April 8, 2024 Council Meeting A Closed Session was held at 4:00 pm on April 8, 2024, in Room 208 Conference Room, Municipal Building. Mayor Jones, Vice Mayor Rawls, Council Member Lawson, Council Member Pearson, Council Member Mitchell, City Manager Aretha Ferrell-Benavides, and Deputy Clerk of Council Richard Phipps were in attendance. In accordance with the Code of Virginia, Title 2.2 Chapter 37, Freedom of Information Act to discuss the following: (A) 2.2-3711A.7: Consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members or consultants pertaining to actual or probable litigation, where consultation in an open meeting would adversely affect the City’s negotiation or litigating posture related to previous employee litigation. 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. No action was taken out of Closed Session. Adjournment – Council Member Lawson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:00pm. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Karen Roberts, Clerk of Council LC Jones, Mayor