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Good evening everyone, and thank you for coming out on this cold evening for the special

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board meeting of january 28th. Um, just

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to give you a little idea, uh, there's no public comment during this meeting

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and we will be going into a closed session. Um, and,

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um, but you're welcome to stay while we're there. So, mr. Henry,

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if you will read us into that please. Madam chair, may, may I make a, a comment

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before we do that motion? Okay. Uh,

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before we enter a closed session, I would like to state for the record, uh, the public deserves

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to know why we're spending $113,000 in severance after firing

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hire, after hiring this administrator just four months ago

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through a professional search that took five months and cost $34,500.

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the circumstances leading to this situation, the justification for this expense

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and the replacement plan are matters of public accountability that should be discussed

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in open session, not hidden behind closed doors. The session

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under the personnel exemption is for protection of the employee, not for

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discussing reasons and costs and replacement options in closed session.

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I expect that we will have the opportunity following our closed session in which mr.

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gal's resignation will be discussed, but we should certainly come out here to have

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a general discussion about what has been going on and disclose it to the public.

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it's just a matter of transparency. Thank you. Thank you.

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and mr. Henry, I move that the board enter closed meeting section under

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section 2.2 dash 37 11 a one for discussion

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and consideration of the employment or resignation of county administrator

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and the discussion of prospective candidates for the position of county administrator.

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the subject matter is the recent resignation of the county administrator

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in the, in the county administrator position. Is there a second?

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second. Roll call. Mr. Henderson. Dr. Jameson. Alright. Mr. Henry.

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aye. Madam chair? Aye. Mr. Carter? Aye. Mr. Stanier? Aye.

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okay. Thank you.

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all right. Mr. Henry, if you will read us out of closed session, I'd appreciate it.

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please, I move that the board certifies to the best

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of each member's knowledge only public business matters. Lawfully exempted

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from open meeting requirements under section 2.2 dash 3 7 11

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a, one of the virginia freedom of information act, and only

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such public business matters as were identified in the motion

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by which the closed meeting was convened, we

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heard, discussed, and considered in the meeting by the public body.

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second. Second. Roll call mr. Henderson.

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mr. Stan meyer. Aye. Mr. Carter? Aye. Madam chair? Aye. Mr. Henry?

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aye. Dr. Jamon? Alright. Alright. So, mr. Shaw

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has tendered his resignation, which we have accepted and

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we wish him well in his, uh, future endeavors. So if I would

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have a motion to adjourn. So moved. Second. Second.

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all in favor? Aye. All opposed? Alright. Thank you

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everyone.