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Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Closed Session meeting held on: November 12, 2019 -1– ______________________________________________________________________________ The Special Called Closed Session Meeting of the Petersburg City Council was held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at City Hall in Council Chambers. Mayor Parham called the Special Called Closed Session Meeting to order at 5:30p.m. 1. ROLL CALL: Present: Council Member Charles H. Cuthbert Council Member Annette Smith-Lee Council Member W. Howard Myers Council Member Darrin Hill Vice Mayor John A. Hart Mayor Samuel Parham Absent: Council Member Treska Wilson-Smith (arrived during closed session) Present from City Administration: City Attorney Anthony Williams City Manager Aretha R. Ferrell-Benavides Clerk of Council Nykesha D. Jackson 2. CLOSED SESSION: a. The purpose of this meeting is to convene in closed session pursuant to §2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of discussion pertaining to performance, assignment, and appointment of specific public appointees of the City of Petersburg specifically including but not limited to the subject of performance, assignment and appointment specific public appointees of the City of Petersburg; and pursuant to 2.2-3711(A)(29) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of the discussion of the award of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds specifically including but not limited to discussion of the terms of such contract where discussion in open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. City Attorney Anthony Williams stated that City Council will now move to go into closed session for the purpose of this meeting is to convene in closed session pursuant to §2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of discussion pertaining to performance, assignment, and appointment of specific public appointees of the City of Petersburg specifically including but not limited to the subject of performance, assignment and appointment specific public appointees of the City of Petersburg; and pursuant to 2.2- 3711(A)(29) of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of the discussion of the award of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds specifically including but not limited to discussion of the terms of such contract where discussion in open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. Council Member Myers moved that the City Council go into closed session for the purposes noted by the City Attorney. 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: Cuthbert, Smith-Lee, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham; Absent: Wilson-Smith City Council entered closed session at 5:32 p.m. CERTIFICATION: *Audio available upon request. Minutes from the Petersburg City Council Closed Session meeting held on: November 12, 2019 -2– ______________________________________________________________________________ Mr. Williams stated, “The Mayor would entertain a motion to conclude the closed session called this evening to certify in accordance with §2.2-3712 that the Code of Virginia that only those matters lawfully identified in the motion for which the closed session was called were discussed during the closed session. If any member believes that there was a departure from the foregoing he should so state for the record identifying the substance of the departure for which he believes occurred. This requires a roll call vote.” Vice Mayor Hart 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. The motion was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Cuthbert, Wilson-Smith, Smith-Lee, Myers, Hill, Hart and Parham 19-R-55 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. City Council returned to opened session at 5:59pm. 3. ADJOURNMENT: City Council adjourned at 5:59 p.m. _________________________ Clerk of City Council APPROVED: _________________________ Mayor *Audio available upon request.