CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL
                                     January 6, 2021
                               EMERGENCY MEETING
                                Virtual/electronic meeting

3:30 P.M. EMERGENCY MEETING

        Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3712, the Charlottesville City Council met on
Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. for an emergency meeting. The meeting was called to
order at 3:34 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Nikuyah Walker, Vice Mayor
Sena Magill, Ms. Heather Hill, Mr. Michael Payne, and Mr. Lloyd Snook.

       On motion by Ms. Hill, seconded by Mr. Snook, Council voted 5-0 (Ayes: Hill, Magill,
Payne, Snook, Walker. Noes: none) to meet in closed session as authorized by Virginia Code
Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) for the following:

       (i)     discussion or consideration of one or more prospective candidates for
               employment or appointment to the position of city manager and for discussion of
               the performance of the acting city manager;
       (ii)    discussion of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds, and of
               the terms or scope of such contract, where discussion in open session would
               adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body;
       (iii)   for discussion or consideration of the performance of city councilors;
       (iv)    for consultation with legal counsel regarding any or all of the matters proposed to
               be discussed in the closed meeting, as listed above


        On motion by Ms. Hill, seconded by Mr. Snook, Council certified by the following vote:
5-0 (Ayes: Hill, Magill, Payne, Snook, and Walker. Noes: None), that to the best of each Council
member’s knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting
requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the Motion convening
the closed session were heard, discussed or considered in the closed session.

       The meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m.

BY Order of City Council                     BY Maxicelia Robinson, Deputy Clerk of Council

                                                       Approved by Council
                                                       January 19, 2021



                                                       Kyna Thomas, CMC
                                                       Clerk of Council