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January 2, 2013 <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, there <br />were present: <br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene W. Randall, Paige D. Cherry, <br />Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Elizabeth M. Psimas, Danny W. Meeks. <br />13 - 03 -The following call for the meeting was read: <br />"Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6t" Floor <br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013, for <br />the purpose of a Reorganization Meeting. <br />In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. <br />By order of the Mayor." <br />13 - 04 -Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to go into Closed Meeting <br />pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of the <br />following: <br />(a) Discussion of the appointment of a Vice Mayor, as permitted under <br />subsection A.1; and <br />(b) Discussion of appointments of Council liaisons to various boards and <br />commissions, as permitted under subsection A.1; and <br />(c) Discussion of the appointment of an interim City Attorney, as permitted <br />under subsection A.1. <br />The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, pursuant to Section 2.2- <br />3712(D) of the Code of Virginia, certifying that to the best of the Council Member's <br />knowledge during the immediately preceding Closed Meeting of the City Council: <br />1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting <br />requirements by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and <br />2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which <br />the Closed Meeting was convened, were heard, discussed or considered in <br />the meeting by the City Council. <br />The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />Mayor Wright called the Reorganization Meeting to order and welcomed all in <br />attendance. <br />13 - 06 -Election of Vice Mayor. <br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to nominate Paige D. <br />Cherry as Vice Mayor, and was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />