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306 March 25,2003 The City Council continues to do its part by setting clear goals and directions for the City. The task of your management team is to translate those goals into the right choices represented by the capital imorovement budget and the operating budget, which are the financial engines that drive our progress. In presenting the proposed operating budget to you today, we believe we have made the best choices that will move our city forward. In closing, I want to thank everyone who played a role in the development of this budget - and there were many who did. I particularly want to thank the staff of the Finance DeparLment, and extend my personal thanks to Ron Jones, who has so commendably served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer. 2. Items Submitted by City Manger Jail/Court Proposal - Richard A. Hartman 03 -- 102 - Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711IA) of the Code of Virgima, to discuss or consider the following: appointments by Council to boards and commissions, as per subsection 1; and consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members on actual or threatened civil or cdminal litigation, as per subsection 7. The subject matter of the meeting is the discussion of candidates for possible appointment to City boards and commissions, and also actual or probably civil or criminal litigation. The purpose of the meeting is to protect the public interest in having confidential discussion of those subjects. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, pursuant to Section 2.2-3712(D) of the Code of Virginia, certifying that to the best of the Council Members' knowledge during the immediately preceding Closed Meeting of the City Council: 1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the Closed Meeting was convened, were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting by the City Council. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. On motion, meeting adjourned. / Minutes prep. e~?~y.', / Victor H. Pennington, ¢_~C Senior Deputy City Clerk APPRQVED - Deb~a Y. White, 'MC/AAE City Clerk *Vice Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr. left at 6:15 p.m.