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May 27, 2014
<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, there were
<br />present:
<br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., *Marlene
<br />W. Randall, Elizabeth M. Psimas, *Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, City
<br />Manager John L. Rowe, Jr., City Attorney George M. Willson.
<br />14 - 194 -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, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014 for the
<br />purpose of a Public Work Session.
<br />In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting.
<br />By order of the Mayor."
<br />14 - 195 -The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
<br />1. Budget Discussions
<br />- There was consensus of City Council to reprioritize the Police Departments
<br />budget for the $60,000 needed to continue the Mounted Patrol program.
<br />- City Council will look at the Commonwealth's Attorney budget request for funds
<br />for an additional attorney after the State budget has been adopted.
<br />- Councilman Meeks asked for $5.9 million in additional funds for the Schools.
<br />2. Update on Churchland Academy School threat -Michael Stockton, Deputy Fire Chief
<br />14 - 196 -Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to go into Closed
<br />Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia, for the
<br />following purpose:
<br />- Discussion concerning the acquisition of real property for a public purpose in the
<br />Truxton section of the City, as permitted under Subsection A.3;and
<br />- Discussion concerning prospective candidates for appointments to the City
<br />boards and commissions, as permitted 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. Edmonds, and seconded by Mr. Moody, pursuant to Section 2.2-
<br />3712(D) of the Code of Virginia, certifying that to the best of the Council Members'
<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 />On motion, meeting adjourned.
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