City Council · Oct 14, 2025

City Council Special Meeting

Agenda Read the transcript4 agenda items · 2 tracked topics

Discussed

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Call the special meeting to order · Scheduled per agenda; no minutes or actions report available.
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Consideration for remote participation by Councilmembers McQuillen and Peterson pursuant to Code of Virginia Sec. 2.2-3708.2 · Scheduled per agenda; no minutes or actions report available.
- Remote Participation Policyin progressThe council was scheduled to consider authorizing remote participation for two councilmembers pursuant to Code of Virginia Sec. 2.2-3708.2.
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Convene a closed meeting to discuss personnel matters · Scheduled per agenda; no minutes or actions report available.
- Personnel MattersA closed meeting to discuss personnel matters was scheduled on the agenda for this special meeting.
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Adjourn · Scheduled per agenda; no minutes or actions report available.

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Remote Participation Policyin progress
The Remote Participation Policy governs how members of the City Council, Planning Commission, and advisory bodies such as HHCAB may participate in public meetings remotely, in accordance with Virginia Code Section 2.2-3708.2 (and later 2.2-3708.3). The Planning Commission first adopted a revised policy on January 13, 2025 (7-0), incorporating two state-code-driven changes: an annual review requirement and updated rules on when remote attendees count toward a physical quorum.
- Outcome of the August 26, 2025 City Council Special Meeting consideration of remote participation by Councilmember Amos is not yet recorded.
- Outcome of the August 29, 2025 City Council Special Meeting consideration of remote participation by Councilmember Amos is not yet recorded.
Personnel Matters
Personnel matters have been a recurring subject of closed meetings held by both the City Council and the School Board across an extended period spanning July 2024 through at least September 2026. These sessions are convened under Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(1), which exempts certain personnel discussions from open-meeting requirements; following each closed session, the respective body typically certifies that only lawfully exempted matters were discussed.
- Outcomes of the majority of scheduled closed sessions remain unknown, as minutes or actions reports are not yet available for many meetings (including those as recent as September 2026).
- The specific personnel matters discussed in closed sessions — other than the January 2025 Acting City Manager appointment and the apparent conclusion of a City Manager search around November 2025 —…

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