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September 11, 2023 At a Closed Meeting of the City Council on Monday, September 11, 2023, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, William E. Moody, Jr., *Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, *De’Andre A. Barnes, Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., Interim City Manager Mimi C. Terry, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. 23 - 272 - Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. th "Please attend a called meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6 Floor Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00p.m., Monday, September 11, 2023, for the purpose of a Closed Meeting. By order of the Mayor." 23 - 273 - Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, to go into a closed meeting: (A) pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.29 for the purpose of discussing the award of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds to an executive search firm, including an interview with an offeror and discussion of the terms or scope of said contract, where discussion in an open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body; and (B) pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.6 for the purpose of discussing and considering the investment of public funds where competition or bargaining is involved, where, if made public initially, the financial interest of the governmental unit would be adversely affected, specifically regarding the Hampton Roads Regional Jail. Dr. Whitaker stated his reasons for voting no are as follows: (a) Sheriff Moore was requested to be present for the closed meeting regarding the Hampton Roads Region Jail, and suggested the meeting be rescheduled to allow for his presence. (b) to allow for a more legitimate discussion regarding the search firm for the hiring of the City Manager. The motion to go into closed meeting was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Glover Nays: Barnes, Whitaker Motion Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3712(D) certifying that, to the best of the Council Members’ knowledge: 1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and 2. 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 closed meeting just concluded by the City Council. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Glover Nays: None