Aug 22, 2025 Special City Council

Hopewell, VA · 2025-08-22 · More Hopewell, VA meetings · More Virginia meetings

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[1:36] CLOSED MEETING
[2:13] RECONVENE OPEN MEETING

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[0:01] I would like to call this special meeting of city council to order. Uh, roll
[0:05] call please. Mayor. Pardon? Here.
[0:10] vice mayor joiner. Here. Councillor harris. Here. Councillor
[0:14] ellis. Here. Councilor day here. Councillor stokes.
[0:19] councilor stokes is on mute. She's gotta
[0:23] unmute.
[0:28] can you hear me? Counselor stokes. You've gotta hit
[0:32] unmute. Yeah.
[0:36] all right. Um, do I hear a, um, motion to allow, uh,
[0:40] councillor stokes and pardon to participate remotely? Yes, I do.
[0:45] all right. Do I hear a second? Second. Alright. Um, for the record, um,
[0:49] uh, councillor stokes, uh, could you state, uh, from, uh, where
[0:53] your, uh, calling and, uh, the reason for your,
[0:57] uh, participating remotely? I'm at home
[1:03] for, yes. For health. For health reasons for health. Okay. Thank you. And,
[1:07] uh, mayor parton, could you state for the record where you're sure. Okay.
[1:12] yes. Uh, I'm in, uh, santa rosa, a california taking care
[1:16] of a family member. Okay. Roll call please.
[1:21] vice mayor joyner? Yes. Councilor harris? Yes. Mayor
[1:25] parton. Oh, sorry. . Councilor
[1:29] ellis. Yes. Councilor day? Yes. Okay. Motion passes.
[1:34] four to zero. Thank you. Um, do I hear a motion to
[1:38] go into closed session meeting under virginia code section 2.2 dash
[1:42] 37 11 a one to discuss and consider personnel
[1:46] matters matters. City clerk interviews. I move. Second.
[1:50] okay. Uh, any discussion? Roll
[1:54] call please. Vice mayor joyner? Yes. Councilor harris? Yes.
[1:58] mayor. Pardon? Yes. Councillor ellis? Yes. Councillor
[2:03] day? Yes. Councilor stokes? Yes. Motion passes.
[2:07] six to zero. Alright. Oh, okay.
[2:11] yeah, now I can. All right. Certification pursuant to virginia
[2:15] code 2.2 dash three seven 2d, were only public
[2:20] business matters. One. Lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements and two
[2:24] identified in the closed meeting. Motion discussed in the closed meeting.
[2:29] vice mayor joyner. Yes. Councillor harris? Yes.
[2:33] mayor parton. Yes. Councillor
[2:38] ellis. Yes. Councillor day? Yes. Councillor stokes?
[2:42] yes. Motion passes. Six to zero. Okay. Uh, do I hear
[2:46] a, um, motion to adjourn? So moved. All in
[2:50] favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.