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[1. Call to Order]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY HAPPY 2023. READY TO GET STARTED WITH OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. AND AT THIS TIME, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCILOR CUTHBERT COUNCIL MEMBER JONES YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER, SMITH LEE. PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HILL HERE. REMEMBER MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK. COUNCIL MEMBER PERM HERE. NEXT WE GO TO ITEM THREE BUSINESS OF REPORTS. IT'S LUCAS EIGHT. WE'RE GONNA DO
[3. Business or reports for/from the Mayor and other Members of City Council]
NOMINATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR. WE'LL START WITH JUST THE NOMINATIONS NAMED AND NOT THAT WE GET EVERYONE'S NAME. THEN WE'LL GO DOWN THE LIST FOR ROLL CALL. COUNCILOR MYERS. YES, UM. ARE WE DOING THIS LATE OR WE JUST DOING INDIVIDUALS? WHATEVER THE MAJORITY WITH HER, ALL RIGHT, WELL, I LIKE TO PROPOSE A SLATE AND THAT WOULD BE ME A PERM AND COUNCILMAN HILL. DUE TO VOTE ON YOU NEED A SECOND FOR THAT. NOPE. ALRIGHT SO WE'RE DOING THIS THE FIRST LADY AND IF I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THE ROAD CALL IF WE GET FOR THE MAJORITY. THEN THAT WILL BE THE VOTE. IF IT DOESN'T THEN I'LL GO BACK DOWN THE LIST AND WE'RE GOING TO SPLIT IT UP. IS THAT AGREEABLE WITH THAT ONE? OKAY? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN THE LIST. PAROLE CALLED COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT AND THIS IS FOR PERM BEING THE MAYOR AND HE'LL BE IN THE VICE MAYOR COUNCILOR MECHANICSBURG AH! COUNCIL MEMBER DOMES. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, SMITH LEE. SO. COUNCIL MEMBER HILL. I COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK. COUNCIL MEMBER OF PERM. THAT NOMINATION HAS PASSED. WITH SIX YESES ONE NOTE, WHICH WILL MAKE COUNCIL MEMBER PERM. NOW MAYOR, PERM AND COUNCIL MEMBER HILL IS NOW VICE MAYOR HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE.THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL KEEP UP. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM CN OF THE RULES OF COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. AND LEADING THIS DISCUSSION. UM COUNCILMAN CUPBOARD. UM MR MAYOR. I MOVE.
THAT WE ADOPT THE RULES OF COUNCIL ITEM. THREE C AS PROPOSED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL AFTER THAT, VOGTLE AFTER THAT DECISION, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THREE D. WE HAD A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVES. THAT WAS SECOND WILL GO BACK TO DISCUSSION THEN. DISCUSSION FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. YES MR MAYOR . I LIKE THE TABLE THE RULES OF COUNCIL UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
AND THE NEXT MEETING YOU SAYING THIS IS THE SECOND MEETING? SECOND BUSINESS MEETING? YES, SIR. OKAY UM COUNCILMAN SMITH LEE SECOND. SECONDED DISCUSSION. COUNCIL UNCOVER WHAT IS THE REASON FOR POSTPONING THIS? AH VOTE. ONE I DON'T HAVE TO GIVE A REASON AND TO AND LIKE FURTHER TIME TO REVIEW IT RATHER THAN THREE DAYS. WELL IT'S A MIRROR IMAGE OF WHAT WE'VE ALREADY GOT.
NO, IT'S NOT. HOW IS IT? HOW IS IT DIFFERENT? WOULD YOU POINT OUT THE DIFFERENCES? NOT TODAY.
I WON'T. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND SECOND IT AND I WISH TO MOVE FORWARD. WELL WE'RE IN DISCUSSION. AND HOW CAN I VOTE IF I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, UH, MISS JACKSON. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS TO THE RULES OF COUNSEL IN THREE C AS COMPARED TO THE RULES OF COUNCIL THAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER , UH, SAY IN DECEMBER OF UH, 2022. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO IT
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. BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE RULES OF COUNCIL THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. SO THERE'S NO CHANGES. OKAY, WELL, I'M READY TO VOTE. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS TO TABLE THIS UNTIL OUR MEETING ON JANUARY. THE 17TH OKAY? ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROAD COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. I COUNCIL MEMBER, SMITH LEE. I CAN'T REMEMBER MYERS MEMBER WESTBROOK, VICE MARY HILL. I PERM. I PASSED THE TABLE UNTIL JANUARY, 17TH ALRIGHT. NEXT WE GO TO ITEM THREE D, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE RULES OF COUNCILS TO ADD CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SO, UM, ALL OF THIS C AND D IS TABLED. YES, SIR. DISCUSSION, OKAY? ALRIGHT. NEXT. ROLL ONTO[4. Closed Session]
CLOSE SESSION. OUR NEXT ITEM ITEM FOUR. UM, I LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADD THE DISCUSSION OF RESIDUAL DELINQUENCY OF REAL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS TO THE CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PORTION OF THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA. SO MOVE. ALRIGHT 2ND 2ND GLASSMAN HILL. UM, NEXT, MADAM CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER, CUTHBERT, I REMEMBER JONES COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH LEE. I COUNSELOR FROM IRS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, VICE MARY HILL . PRIME MOTIONS PASSED. THAT I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONVENE AND CLOSED SESSION PURSUING THE 2.2 DASH, 37 11 87 AND EIGHT OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING LEGAL ADVICE AND STATUS UPDATE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND LEGAL CONSULTATION REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRED THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 58.1 SUBTITLE FOUR CHAPTER 41 ARTICLE ONE THROUGH 11 AND RESIDUAL DELINQUENCIES OF REAL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS AND MATTERS REQUIRING THE LEGAL ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY NUMBER TWO PURSUANT TO 2.2. THAT'S 37 11 8 29 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND TERMS OF SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRACT WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN SESSION WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY. SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE AWARD IN TERMS OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT. EPISODE 22.2 THAT'S 37 11 81 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO PERFORMANCE ASSIGNMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED , BUT NOT LIMITED TO DISCUSSION OF THE PERFORMANCE ASSIGNMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICE OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. COUNCILOR MYERS.VICE MAYOR HILL. SECOND RIGHT, MADAM CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT COUNCIL MEMBER JONES COUNCIL MEMBER, SMITH LEE. UH COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, VICE MERRIHEW. I PERM. WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION.
ALL YOU READY? READY? UM NO, NO, WE'RE GOING TO END THE CLOSED SESSION FIRST. DAVID WILL COME WITH YOU ON THAT ONE. OKAY SO HOW MANY ADJOURN THIS ONE. MR WILLIAMS, BRING US OUT. ALRIGHT, MR WILLIAMS.
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