CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL
                                   January 14, 2021
                              EMERGENCY MEETING
                               Virtual/electronic meeting

2:00 P.M. EMERGENCY MEETING

       Pursuant to Charlottesville City Code Section 2-42(a), the Charlottesville City Council
met on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. for an emergency meeting. Notice was given to
all members of City Council and to the public within guidelines of the Virginia Freedom of
Information Act. The meeting was held electronically over the Zoom platform pursuant to local
ordinance #O-20-156 to ensure the continuity of government and prevent the spread of disease
during the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting was conducted in the form of a press conference.

       Mayor Walker called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. and Clerk of Council Kyna
Thomas recorded the following members present: Mayor Nikuyah Walker, Vice Mayor Sena
Magill, and Councilors Heather Hill, Michael Payne, and Lloyd Snook.

     Mayor Walker announced the intent for City Council to appoint Chip Boyles as the City
Manager.

        Councilor Michael Payne read a joint statement on behalf of City Council. The
announcement acknowledged a notice of resignation from Acting City Manager John Blair
effective February 12, 2021, and the appointment of Mr. Boyles with a start date of February 15,
2021. The statement advised that there would be a full public search for a City Manager
sometime in 2022, expressing that Council would need to address its role in the current state of
the city. Councilors made statements in support of the joint letter.

        Mr. Boyles shared remarks about serving in the city manager role and about his
experience, with his most recent role as Executive Director for the Thomas Jefferson Planning
District Commission.

       Credentialed media representatives were allowed two opportunities to ask questions. The
following members of the media participated:

           •   Riley Wyant, NBC29
           •   Nolan Stout, The Daily Progress
           •   Sean Tubbs, independent journalist
           •   Charlotte Woods, Charlottesville Tomorrow
           •   Carly Haynes, CBS19
           •   Joe Thomas, WCHV talk radio host
           •   Brielle Entzminger, Cville Weekly

        On motion by Councilor Hill, seconded by Vice Mayor Magill, Council APPROVED by
a vote of 5-0 (Ayes: Hill, Magill, Payne, Snook, Walker; Noes: none), the following resolution:

                                        RESOLUTION

        WHEREAS, the Charlottesville City Council desires to elect and appoint Charles
 P. Boyles, II, as Charlottesville City Manager, pursuant to the Charlottesville City Charter
 (1946) as amended; and

        WHEREAS, Mr. Boyles has agreed to accept election and appointment as City
 Manager, upon certain terms and conditions set forth in writing and accepted by Mr. Boyles
 on January 13, 2021.

        NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
 Charlottesville, Virginia that the offer of employment given by City Council to Charles B.
 Boyles, II, on January 12, 2021 (“Offer”), which Offer was accepted by Mr. Boyles on
 January 13, 2021, is hereby ratified and approved, and City Council hereby appoints, elects
 and employs Mr. Boyles as City Manager upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer.
 Mr. Boyles will make arrangements to qualify for office in accordance with the City Charter.


BY Order of Mayor Nikuyah Walker                     BY Kyna Thomas, Clerk of Council