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Minutes from the Petersburg City Council meeting held on: March 21, 2016 -1– ______________________________________________________________________________ The Special Meeting of the Petersburg City Council was held on Monday, March 21, 2016, at City Hall in Council Chambers. Mayor Myers called the special meeting to order at 11:00a.m. 1. ROLL CALL: Present: Council Member David R. Coleman Council Member John A. Hart, Sr. Council Member Darrin Hill Council Member Treska Wilson-Smith Vice Mayor Samuel Parham Mayor W. Howard Myers Absent: Council Member Brian A. Moore Present from City Administration: Acting City Attorney Mark Flynn Acting City Manager Dironna Belton Clerk of Council Nykesha Jackson, CMC 2. CLOSED SESSION: a. Discussion and consideration of personnel matters as it relates to Acting City Council Appointees. Acting City Attorney Mark Flynn, 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 under Subsection 1 for discussion, consideration and interviews of prospective candidates for appointment promotion regarding the Acting City Manager and Acting City Attorney. Council Member Coleman moved that the City Council go into closed session for the purposes noted by the Clerk of City Council. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hill. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Hart, Hill, Wilson-Smith, Parham and Myers: Absent: Moore City Council entered closed session at 11:04 a.m. CERTIFICATION: Council Member Coleman 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 Hill. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Hart, Hill, Wilson-Smith, Parham and Myers; Absent: Moore 16-R-20 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.  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council meeting held on: March 21, 2016 -2– ______________________________________________________________________________ Council Member Coleman made a motion to accept the employment agreement between the City of Petersburg City Council and Dironna M. Belton, effective March 21, 2016. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hill. The motion was approved on roll call. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Hart, Hill, Wilson-Smith, Parham and Myers; Absent: Moore Council Member Coleman made a motion to accept the independent contract agreement between the City of Petersburg City Council and Woodley and Flynn, effective March 21, 2016. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hart. The motion was approved on roll call. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Hart, Hill, Wilson-Smith, Parham and Myers; Absent: Moore 3. ADJOURNMENT: City Council adjourned at 11:53 a.m. _________________________ Clerk of City Council APPROVED: _________________________ Mayor