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Minutes from the Petersburg City Council meeting held on: April 25, 2014 -1– ______________________________________________________________________________ The work session of the Petersburg City Council was held on Friday, April 25, 2014, at the Multimodal Transit Station. Mayor Moore called the work session meeting to order at 2:00p.m. 1. ROLL CALL: Present: Council Member David R. Coleman Council Member W. Howard Myers Council Member Carl M Ross Council Member Treska Wilson-Smith Vice Mayor Horace P. Webb Mayor Brian A. Moore Absent: Council Member Ken M. Pritchett (arrived at 2:11p.m.) Present from City Administration: City Manager William E. Johnson, III City Attorney Brian Telfair Clerk of Council Nykesha Jackson, CMC 2. DISCUSSION OF THE UTILITIES BUDGET: Steven Hicks, Director of Public Works, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the Utilities Budget. There was discussion among City Council Members and staff. 3. DISCUSSION OF THE COMMISSION OF REVENUE BUDGET: Pamela Hairston, Commission of Revenue, gave a brief overview of the Commission of Revenue Budget. There was discussion among City Council Members and staff. Council Member Coleman made a motion for reduction of Commission of Revenue Budget of $3,500 from part-time and adds this to full-time with an increase of $20,000 and a request to the Comp Board regarding the change of part-time to full-time. The motion was seconded by Council Member Myers. The motion was approved on roll call vote. Voting Yes: Coleman, Myers, Pritchett, Ross, Wilson-Smith, Webb, Moore 4. CLOSED SESSION (IF NECESSARY) Clerk of Council Nykesha D. Jackson, stated that it was City Council’s desire to enter into a closed session under Section 2.2-3711.A (1) of the Code of Virginia, and specifically under the Subsection 1 to discuss or consider an interview of a prospective candidate for the Interim City Assessor Position. Vice Mayor Webb moved that the City Council go into closed session for the purposes noted by the City Clerk. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ross. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Myers, Pritchett, Ross, Wilson-Smith, Webb and Moore City Council entered closed session at 4:00 p.m.  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council meeting held on: April 25, 2014 -2– ______________________________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATION: Council Member Wilson-Smith made a motion to return City Council into open session and certify the purposes of the closed session. The motion was seconded by Council Member Pritchett. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Myers, Pritchett, Ross, Wilson-Smith, Webb and Moore 14-R-19 A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING, AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, SECTION 2.2- 3712, THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER’S KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED SESSION, AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED SESSION WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED. . 5. ADJOURNMENT: Council Member Coleman moved for adjournment. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ross. There was no discussion. The motion was approved on voice vote. City Council adjourned at 4:42 p.m. _________________________ Clerk of City Council APPROVED: _________________________ Mayor