Meeting Transcripts
City of Charlottesville
City Council Emergency/Special Meeting 11/30/2021
City Council Emergency/Special Meeting
11/30/2021
SPEAKER_04
00:00:05
Thank you.
SPEAKER_01
00:00:44
Council, give me one minute.
00:00:46
I am still trying to get this stream started.
00:00:48
I'll let you know when we're rolling.
SPEAKER_04
00:01:07
Okay, we are rolling.
00:01:29
We'll just give Councilor Payne a few minutes or so.
00:01:32
Heather, are you texting him?
00:01:39
Okay.
00:01:39
There he is.
00:01:42
All right.
00:01:50
So good afternoon.
SPEAKER_02
00:01:51
I called this meeting to order.
00:01:56
Councilor Hill, do you have the closed session motion?
00:01:58
Oh, I'm sorry.
00:01:59
It's been a minute.
00:02:01
Ms.
00:02:01
Thomas, did you do roll call?
SPEAKER_03
00:02:05
Mayor Walker.
00:02:06
Present.
00:02:08
Vice Mayor McGill.
00:02:09
Here.
00:02:11
Councilor Hill.
00:02:12
Here.
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Councilor Payne.
00:02:15
Here.
00:02:16
Councilor Snook.
SPEAKER_02
00:02:17
Here.
00:02:18
All right.
00:02:21
Thank you.
SPEAKER_00
00:02:24
Councilor Hill.
00:02:26
Pursuing to section 2.23712 of the Virginia code, I hereby move that the city council closes open meeting and convene within the closed meeting as authorized by Virginia code section 2.23711A1 for the purpose of discussion of the withdrawal of the appointed interim city manager and discussion consideration or interviews of prospective candidates for appointment or employment by city council.
SPEAKER_04
00:02:51
Second.
SPEAKER_03
00:02:54
Ms.
00:02:54
Thomas.
00:02:56
Chair Walker?
SPEAKER_02
00:02:58
Yes.
SPEAKER_03
00:02:59
Vice Mayor McGill?
00:03:00
Yes.
00:03:01
Councillor Hill?
00:03:03
Yes.
00:03:04
Councillor Payne?
00:03:05
Yes.
00:03:06
Councillor Snook?
00:03:07
Yes.
SPEAKER_02
00:03:07
Thank you.
00:03:12
And you all should have the link now for the whole session.
SPEAKER_04
00:03:15
Okay.
SPEAKER_02
03:19:55
All right, we're back.
03:19:56
Counselor Hill, would you read us out of closed session, please?
SPEAKER_00
03:20:01
Sorry, one second.
03:20:01
It was just somewhere else.
03:20:46
All right, I move the council members certified by recorded vote that to the best of each council members knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Evibration Act identified the motion convening the closed meeting were heard discussed are considered in the closed meeting.
SPEAKER_04
03:21:07
Second.
SPEAKER_03
03:21:10
Mayor Walker.
03:21:12
Yes.
03:21:13
Vice Mayor McGill.
SPEAKER_04
03:21:15
Yes.
SPEAKER_03
03:21:16
Councillor Hill?
03:21:18
Yes.
03:21:20
Councillor Payne?
SPEAKER_04
03:21:21
Yes.
SPEAKER_03
03:21:23
Councillor Snow?
SPEAKER_04
03:21:24
Yes.
SPEAKER_02
03:21:28
All right.
03:21:28
Thank you.
03:21:29
And so I open this public session.
03:21:37
and just would like to state briefly for the public, and we do have some attendees, so we'll have public comments at the end of this, but on November 21st, Mr. Mark Woolley reached out to me.
03:21:53
We had a planned meeting scheduled for early in the week that had been postponed to that day, and he informed me that he, for personal reasons, would not be taking
03:22:04
the job in the city of Charlottesville.
03:22:07
There was some attempts by council to get a notice out before the Thanksgiving holiday, and we were unable to do that, and we apologize to community for that confusion, but we did want to give more time than the notification that happened today.
03:22:28
And so we have known for a little over a week now, and this was the first opportunity for us to get together to explore other options and kind of just brainstorm where we are and where we're headed.
03:22:41
And Councillor Hill, I'll turn it over to you.
SPEAKER_00
03:22:47
So at this time, Council is considering going into a contract with a firm for interim services.
03:22:53
We're going to be working through staff on what the best and most efficient process would be for that.
03:22:58
We've made no decisions that matter.
03:23:00
In the short term, Mr. Sanders and Ms.
03:23:02
Marshall will continue to serve with their enhanced duties while we do not have a city manager in place.
03:23:12
And so just want to certainly thank them for their willingness to continue to serve in those capacities and enhancing their duties.
03:23:19
Our goal is to
03:23:21
identify a firm to work with as soon as possible, and we're anticipating we'll have more information for the public in the next two weeks.
SPEAKER_02
03:23:31
Thank you.
03:23:33
And any other counselor, any other comments?
03:23:37
Are you good for... Okay.
03:23:41
Mr. Rice, could you see if there are any questions from the public?
SPEAKER_01
03:23:48
for a thing, Mayor Walker.
03:23:49
And if you'd like to address council at this time, please click your raise hand icon.
03:23:53
You'll have three minutes to speak.
03:24:06
I see no hands, Mayor Walker.
SPEAKER_02
03:24:08
All right.
03:24:09
Thank you all for meeting today and I'll adjourn this meeting.