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GOOD GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, GARRETT. WE'RE ALL THE WAY LIVE READY TO GET STARTED. TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION. IT IS OFFICIALLY 3:07 P.M. AND AT THIS TIME IS HELL COULD YOU
[1. Roll Call]
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER CUT. COUNCIL MEMBER JONES COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS I ALSO REMEMBER WESTBROOK. COUNCIL MEMBERS, SMITH LEE. PRESENT VICE MAYOR HILL HERE. HERE. A ALL[2. Closed Session]
RIGHT NEXT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO CONVENE IN A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO 2.2 DASH, 30 7-ELEVEN 87 AND EIGHT AT DAKOTA, VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING LEGAL ADVICE TO STATUS UPDATE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND LEGAL CONSULTATION REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF ACTUAL OR PROBABLE LITIGATION AND SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS, REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY SPECIFICALLY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DISCUSSION OF A DISPUTED CLAIM CONCERNING STORM WATER UTILITY PAYMENTS. THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF 58.1 DASH, 41 09 AND 2.2 DASH 43 00, THE CODE OF VIRGINIA VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION. 2010 VA DOT A LEXUS 35 AS IT RELATES TO FEES AND PENALTIES. TITLE. 58.1 CHAPTER. 39 DAKOTA, VIRGINIA AS IT RELATES TO COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAXES. 58.1 DASH 41 09 OF DAKOTA, VIRGINIA REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF PREFERRED GAMING OPERATOR AND 2.2 DASH 4600. AS IT PERTAINS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT AND OTHER MATTERS, REQUIRING THE LEGAL ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND PURSUANT TO 2.2 DASH. 30 7-ELEVEN 83 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. AND IT IS THIS POSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY. SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY AND PURSUED THE 2.2 DASH. 30 7-ELEVEN, A 29 OF DAKOTA, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION OF THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS OF BIDDERS OR OFFICERS OFFERS IN DISCUSSION OF THE TERMS OF SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRACT WHERE DISCUSSION OPEN SESSION WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAIN POSITION OR NEGOTIATE STRATEGY OF THE CITY.VICE MARY HILL. SO. MOVED COUNCILS WESTBROOK T. SO COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT COUNCIL MEMBER JONES COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH LEE, VICE MAYOR. HE MAYOR PAM MOTION, ALL RIGHT, WITH A CLOSED SESSION.
ALL RIGHT, MR WILLIAMS. UH YES, SIR. THE MAYOR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONCLUDE THE CLOSED SESSION AND CERTIFY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2.2 3712 THEO VIRGINIA. THEN ALL OF THOSE MATTERS WHICH MOTION WAS PROPERLY MADE WERE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED. IF ANY MEMBER BELIEVES THAT THERE'S A PART FROM FOREGOING HE SHOULD ASSOCIATE FOR THE RECORD IDENTIFYING THE SUBSTANCE OF THE DEPARTURE, WHICH HE BELIEVES HAS OCCURRED. THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. VICE MAYOR HILL SO MOVED AS WOMEN IN SMITHLEY SECOND HI. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROAD? COUNCIL MEMBER, CUTHBERT. COUNCIL MEMBER JONES A COUNCIL MEMBER, MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH LEE I. VICE MAYOR HU MAYOR PER. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW IN
[3.a. Consideration to Adopt the FY2025 Tax Rate Ordinance - Pages 2-5]
OPEN SESSION. UM, NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE. OF OUR OLD BUSINESS, WHICH IS A CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT THE FY 2020 25 TAX RATE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS ON PAGE TWO THROUGH FIVE. COUNCIL MCU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE? I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS UH, AFTEG IT TO EXPOSE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE TO A DOLLAR 20 PER 100. MAKE THIS MOTION TO ENCOURAGE JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN PETERSBURG. AND TO BE FAIR TO OUR CITIZENS, MANY OF WHOM WE HAVE HEARD FROM BEFORE. UM THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.[00:05:02]
RIGHT. WE HAD A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, SEEING NO SECOND. ALRIGHT. I THINK THERE'S A SECOND TO BE MADE. BEING THE SECOND THAT THE MOTION DOES. I MOVE THAT WE, UH MAY I REPEAT IT, UM IT. IT DIDN'T HAVE A MOTION AS SO THE MOTION DIED, SO. AT THIS TIME, I WILL. I WILL PASS THE GAVEL OVER TO VICE MAYOR HILL AND I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THAT WE MAINTAIN THE CURRENT TAX RATE OF 127 WELL PROTEST. I THINK THAT NO ONE ON AT LEAST NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD. THAT THERE WAS A MOTION ON THE TABLE. OK? I MEAN THE MOTION WAS MADE. SECOND THERE IS A SECOND BACK COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK. NOW I'D LIKE TO PASS THE GAFF FOR THE VICE MAYOR HILL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT DOLLAR 27.TAX RATE. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? HAS BEEN MOVING PROPERLY SECOND. BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN HOWARD MYERS. IF WE MAINTAIN THE CURRENT RATE AS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. MISS HERE. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE AT POINT OF ORDER, MR VICE RIGHT, THAT THAT'S TO ADOPT THE, UH, ORDINANCE AS DRAFTED, INCLUDING THE DOLLAR 27 RIGHT TO ADOPT. ONE THAT SAYS IS 127 WAS MY MOST ALRIGHT. LET ME SEE. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT, NO COUNCIL MEMBER, JONES. COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK. COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH LEE. I VICE MAYOR HU MAYOR PER THE MOTION CARRIES NEXT. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS NEW BUSINESS,
[4.a. City of Petersburg Special Audit]
WHICH IS THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. SPECIAL AUDIT. UM, AT THIS TIME, MR ALTMAN. UH, YES, SIR. MR MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THE AUDITOR HAS HAD AN ISSUE COME UP AND IS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT.SO WE ASKED THAT COUNCIL MOVE THIS TO YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY FOR THIS ITEM SINCE THE AUDITOR COULDN'T BE HERE. THIS IS THE PETER THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. SPECIAL AUDIT. IT'S JUST YOUR ANNUAL AUDIT. UH, ANNUAL ORDER WE'LL REVIEW ON MONDAY AT A MEETING A SPECIAL CALL MEETING MONDAY AND MAYOR FOR THE RECORD JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM WHAT THE CLERK UM FOR, UH, COUNCILMAN JONES ON THE TAX RATE ORDINANCE. THAT WAS AN ABSTENTION. YEAH, THANKS. ALL RIGHT.
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