HomeMy Public PortalAbout1991_03_05SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL
MARCH 5, 1991
A Special Meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held on March 5, 1991, at 8:30 p.m., in
the lower level committee meeting room, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, pursuant to notice
thereof having been delivered to all councilmembers prior thereto. The meeting was called to order by
Vice-Mayor James E. Clem. Present were: Vice-Mayor James E. Clem, Councilmembers Georgia W.
Bange, Christine M. Forester, Donald A. Kimball, Claxton E. Lovin, and William F. Webb. Absent was
Mayor Robert E. Sevila. Also present were: Acting Town Manager Steven C. Brown and Deputy Town
Attorney Deborah Welsh.
Mrs. Forester made the following motion:
Pursuant to Section 2.1-344 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, I move that the Town
Council of the Town of Leesburg go into Executive Session. The authority for this Executive Session
is found in Section 2.1-344(a), Subsection (7) of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended. The purpose
for the Executive Session is to discuss pending litigation styled as Georgelas & Sons, Inc., versus the
Town of Leesbu~rg.
The Acting Town Manager, Deputy Town Attorney and Special Counsel Bob Corish are
requested to remain for the meeting.
The motion was seconded by Ms. Bange.
Aye: Councilmembers Bange, Clem, Forester, Kimball, Lovin and Webb
Nay: None
Absent: Mayor Sevila
Mrs. Forester made the following motion:
I move that the Executive Session be adjourned, that the Town Council of the Town of
Leesburg reconvene its public meeting and that the minutes of the public meeting reflect that no
formal action was taken in the Executive Session.
The motion was seconded by Ms. Bange.
Aye: Councilmembers Bange, Clem, Forester, Kimball, Lovin and Webb
Nay: None
Absent: Mayor Sevila
On motion of Mrs. Forester, seconded by Ms. Bange, the .following resolution was proposed and
unanimously adopted.
91-52 - RESOLUTION - CERTIFYING EXECUTIVE SESSION OF MARCH 5, 1991
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg has this day convened in Executive
Session in accordance with an affirmative recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg
and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act~
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg does
hereby certify that to the best of each member's knowledge, 1) only public business matters lawfully
exempted from open meeting requirements under the Freedom of Information Act were discussed in
the Executive Session to which this certification applies; and 2) only such public business matters as
were identified in the Motion by which the said Executive Session was convened were heard, discussed
or considered by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg.
Aye: Councflmembers Bpnge, Clem, Forester, Kimball, Lovin and Webb
Nay: None
Absent: Ma~vor Sevila
On motion of, and duly seconded, the meeting was adjourned.
Clerk of Council
James E. Clem, Vice-Mayor
Town of Leesburg