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ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS, UH,
[SPECIAL MEETING]
SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER.COUNCILOR HARRIS IS, UM, HERE.
[CLOSED MEETING]
CA UH, DO YOU WANT TO READ OUT THE ADJUSTED MOTION? UH, YES SIR.THIS IS, UH, THE, UH, SUGGESTED MOTION, UH, SLIGHTLY MODIFIED, UM, TO ADD THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED AND CLOSED ON THE SECOND PART OF THE COUNCIL APPOINTEES, AND ALSO TO ADD A PROVISION FOR, UM, LEGAL ADVICE IN THE EVENT YOU NEED IT RELATED TO THAT.
SO THE MOTION, UH, THE SUGGESTED MOTION WOULD BE TO MOVE, TO GO INTO A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 37 A ONE TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND BRIGHT POINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE ASSIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC APPOINTEES AND EMPLOYEES OF CITY COUNCIL TO THE EXTENT SUCH DISCUSSION WILL BE AIDED, THEREBY AND PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 37 11 A EIGHT FOR CONSULTATION, UM, WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TOO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? SO, OKAY.
UM, MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COUNCILLOR HOLLOWAY.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND THAT, UH, VICE MAYOR JOINER AND I SAW, UH, COUNCILLOR STOKE LIGHT.
UM, IN THE MOTION, WILL IT INCLUDE WHAT I NEEDED TO CONS TO, TO CONSULT WITH COUNCIL ABOUT REGARDING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OR A BOARD AND COMMISSION? YEAH, HE ALREADY, OTHER THAN, BECAUSE I NOTICE CAN WHETHER BOARD OR COMMISSION, IF IT'S NOT APPOINTMENTS, UH, YOU, YOU CAN, UM, THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE.
WE'LL, WE WILL NEED TO NAME THE BOARD AND COMMISSION, CHANGE THE LANGUAGE A BIT FOR OKAY.
IS IT? WE MIGHT NEED TO GO OFFLINE FOR ME TO FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT IT IS.
CAN, CAN MADS CONFER WITH YOU ABOUT WHAT IT IS? YEAH.
LET KNOW
HE KNOW, HE KNOWS WE HAD AN ISSUE.
THEY DIDN'T WANNA ALLOW ME IN THE MEETING.
AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MADAM CLERK, THE HRHA HOPEWELL REDEVELOPMENT HOUSING AUTHORITY WOULD BE INSERTED IN THE PARENTHETICAL JUST AFTER CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ATTORNEY HOPEWELL REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY.
THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS BY COUNCILLOR HOLLOWAY.
ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? FRIENDLY? OH YEAH.
I JUST FORGOT TO ASK ABOUT, UH, MR. HARRIS, UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO ALLOW MR. HARRIS TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY? SECOND.
UM, MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCILOR DAY AND THEN SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR JOINER.
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UM, COUNCILLOR HARRIS, CAN YOU STATE FOR THE RECORD WHERE YOU'RE CONDUCT CONDUCTING THE MEETING FROM AND THE REASON YOU'RE REQUESTING TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY? MEDICAL REASONS.ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO LIGHTS ROLL CALL PLEASE.
MOTIONS HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCILLOR
[RECONVENE OPEN MEETING]
HOLLOWAY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR ELLIS, SEEING NO DISC DISCUSS, UH, LIGHTS.CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 2D.
WERE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS.
LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS AND TWO IDENTIFIED IN THE CLOSED MEETING.
MOTION DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING.
AT THIS TIME IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT ANTHONY BASSETT AS THE NEW CITY ATTORNEY? SO SECOND.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COUNCILLOR HOLLOWAY AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR JOINER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? UH, COUNCILLOR STOKES? UM, I WAS CHOOSING MY WORDS WISELY.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY TO THE COMMUNITY A HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
UM, AND IN THAT SAME REGARD, UM, BEING NEW ON COUNCIL, I COULD NOT SUPPORT, UM, NON-COM COMPETITIVENESS WITH THIS PARTICULAR POSITION, UM, BEING HANDED ONLY ONE APPLICANT TO CHOOSE FROM, KIND OF, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEEN MORE COMPETITION, SO THAT WOULD BE THE REASON FOR MY VOTE.
SEE, YOU KNOW, THE LIGHTS FOR DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SAME.
THE AYES HAVE IT, BUT WON'T IT TURN TO.