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<br />May 12, 2025
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Monday, May 12, 2025, there were
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<br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L.
<br />Tillage, Jr., Kathryn W. Bryant, Dr. William S. Dodson, Jr., Yolanda E. Thomas, City
<br />Manager Steven Carter, Deputy City Attorney Derek G. Challenger.
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<br />25 - 119 - Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> "Please attend a called meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6 Floor
<br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 12, 2025, for the
<br />purpose of a Public Work Session.
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<br /> In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting.
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<br />By order of the Mayor."
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<br />25 - 120 - The following item was discussed in Public Work Session:
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<br />1. Final Budget Presentation – Trey Burke, Interim CFO and Budget Officer
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<br /> Mr. Hugel presented two additional suggestions regarding how PPS could cover
<br />the requested $1.9 million:
<br />1. PPS could write an acknowledgement of 30 expected vacancies into their
<br />budget, which amounts to roughly $1.9 million.
<br />2. The City could loan $1.9 million, from the City’s general fund balance, to
<br />PPS, which would be paid back at the end of the year from PPS’s surplus.
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<br /> Mr. Hugel asked for and received a consensus to allow Mr. Carter to continue
<br />discussions with the Superintendent regarding the two options he presented.
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<br />2. PPS Revenue Sharing – Steven Carter, City Manager
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<br /> Mr. Moody asked for and received a consensus pertaining to a tax rate reduction
<br />of $0.06, bringing the tax rate down to $1.24.
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<br />25 - 121 - Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, to go into a closed meeting
<br />pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711(A)(8) for the purpose of consultation with
<br />legal counsel employed by the public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the
<br />provision of legal advice by such counsel, specifically regarding shootings in the city.
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<br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Hugel pursuant to Virginia Code
<br />Section 2.2-3712(D) certifying that, to the best of the Council Members knowledge:
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<br />1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting
<br />requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and
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<br />2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the
<br />Closed Meeting was convened were heard, discussed, or considered in the
<br />closed meeting just concluded by the City Council.
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<br />The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br />On motion, the meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
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