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Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: June 26, 2017 -1– ______________________________________________________________________________ The Special Called Meeting of the Petersburg City Council was held on Monday, June 26, 2017, at the Union Train Station. Mayor Parham called the Special Called meeting to order at 6:30p.m. 1. ROLL CALL: Present: Council Member Charles H. Cuthbert, Jr Council Member Annette Smith-Lee Council Member Treska Wilson-Smith Council Member W. Howard Myers Council Member Darrin Hill Mayor Samuel Parham Absent: Vice Mayor John A. Hart, Sr. Present from City Administration: Interim City Manager Tom Tyrrell City Attorney Joseph E. Preston Clerk of Council Nykesha D. Jackson, CMC 2. CLOSED SESSION: City Attorney Joseph Preston stated that City Council will now move to go into closed session for one purpose pursuant to Section 2.2-3711.A (1) of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended, Council will be in closed session to discuss and consider the assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of the following positions: Treasurer, Director of Parks and Recreation and the Clerk of Council; and pursuant to Section 2.2-3711.A (29) of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended, Council will be in closed session to discuss the award of a public contract, specifically the Robert Bob Group Contract, involving the expenditure of public funds, and discussion of the terms or scope of such contract, where discussion in an open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the City of Petersburg. Council Member Hill moved that the City Council go into closed session for the purposes noted by the City Attorney. The motion was seconded by Council Member Myers. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill and Parham; Absent: Hart City Council entered closed session at 6:31 p.m. CERTIFICATION: Mr. Preston stated that City Council now moves to come out of closed session and certify that only public business matters lawfully exempted from an open meeting requirement pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and only such business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered in the closed meeting. Council Member Hill 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 Myers. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. *Audio available  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Special Called meeting held on: June 26, 2017 -2– ______________________________________________________________________________ On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill and Parham; Absent: Hart 17-R-39 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. Council Member Wilson-Smith made a motion to extend the contract of the current City Manager, Tom Tyrrell, from July 1st through July 15, 2017, in order to ensure a smooth transition with the incoming City Manager. The motion was seconded by Council Member Myers. The motion was approved on roll call. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Wilson-Smith, Myers, Hill and Parham; Absent: Hart 3. ADJOURNMENT: City Council adjourned at 8:16 p.m. _________________________ Clerk of City Council APPROVED: _________________________ Mayor *Audio available