Afternoon. We're ready to get started with our city council closed session meeting for
january 20th, 2026. At this time is would you please call the roll council member
cuthbert, council member. Jones. Council member. Myers here. Council member. Westbrook.
present. Council member. Smith. Lee. Vice mayor. Hill here. Mayor palmer here. Sir, you
have a quorum. Item two. Closed session. The purpose of this meeting is to convene in closed
session pursuant to 2.2 dash 37 1183 of the code of virginia for the purpose of discussion
or consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and the
disposition of public held real property, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely
affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body specifically,
including, but not limited to, the acquisition and disposition of real property. And b 2.2
dash 3711 a 78 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 actual property litigation and specific legal matters requiring provision of
legal advice by the city attorney specifically included, but not limited to, discussion
regarding the legal requirements of certain federal criminal justice grant
conditions. Eight usc 1373 ob public law 119 through 21, and other private litigation and
legal matters requiring advice of the city attorney and c 2.2 dash 3711 a one 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,
including, but not limited to, discussion of the performance, assignment and appointment of
specific public officers of the city of petersburg. Vice mayor hill. So move. Councilman
westbrook second, please call the roll. Council member. Myers. Council member. Westbrook. Vice
mayor. Hill. Aye. Mayor. Aye. Motionalright, mr. Williams, the mayor would entertain a motion
to conclude the closed session, call today and certify in accordance with 2.2 3712 the code of virginia, and only those matters for which the closed session was called were
discussed. Any member who believes it was a departure from the foregoing shall so state for the record identifying the substance of departure which he believes has
occurred. This requires a roll call vote. Vice mayor hill so moved. Councilmember smith. Lee.
second. Here. Could you please call the roll? Council member. Cuthbert. Aye. Council member.
jones. Aye. Council member. Myers. Council member. Westbrook. Aye. Council member.
smith. Lee. Aye. Vice mayor. Hill. Aye. Mayor. Aye. Motion carries.