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Afternoon. We're ready to get started with our city council closed session meeting for

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january 20th, 2026. At this time is would you please call the roll council member

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cuthbert, council member. Jones. Council member. Myers here. Council member. Westbrook.

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present. Council member. Smith. Lee. Vice mayor. Hill here. Mayor palmer here. Sir, you

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have a quorum. Item two. Closed session. The purpose of this meeting is to convene in closed

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session pursuant to 2.2 dash 37 1183 of the code of virginia for the purpose of discussion

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or consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and the

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disposition of public held real property, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely

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affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body specifically,

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including, but not limited to, the acquisition and disposition of real property. And b 2.2

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dash 3711 a 78 of the code of virginia for the purpose of receiving legal advice and

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status update from the city attorney, and legal consultation regarding the subject of actual property litigation and specific legal matters requiring provision of

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legal advice by the city attorney specifically included, but not limited to, discussion

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regarding the legal requirements of certain federal criminal justice grant

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conditions. Eight usc 1373 ob public law 119 through 21, and other private litigation and

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legal matters requiring advice of the city attorney and c 2.2 dash 3711 a one of the code of

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virginia for the purpose of discussion pertaining to performance, assignment and appointment of specific public employees of the city of petersburg specifically,

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including, but not limited to, discussion of the performance, assignment and appointment of

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specific public officers of the city of petersburg. Vice mayor hill. So move. Councilman

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westbrook second, please call the roll. Council member. Myers. Council member. Westbrook. Vice

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mayor. Hill. Aye. Mayor. Aye. Motionalright, mr. Williams, the mayor would entertain a motion

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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

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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

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occurred. This requires a roll call vote. Vice mayor hill so moved. Councilmember smith. Lee.

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second. Here. Could you please call the roll? Council member. Cuthbert. Aye. Council member.

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jones. Aye. Council member. Myers. Council member. Westbrook. Aye. Council member.

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smith. Lee. Aye. Vice mayor. Hill. Aye. Mayor. Aye. Motion carries.