HomeMy Public PortalAbout1999_07_30SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 30, 1999
A special meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held on Friday, July 30, 1999,
beginning at 12:00 Noon in the Lower Level meeting room, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg,
Virginia. Notice having been delivered to all members of the Leesburg Town Council prior
thereto. The purpose of the meeting was to receive a general overview of the interview process
for a town manager and to conduct interview of candidates for town manager. The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Clem.
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT
Frank Buttery
Mervin Jackson
Leonard McDonald
Kristen C. Umstattd
B. J. Webb
Bob Zoldos
Mayor Clem
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Consultant J. Hamilton Lambert
Personnel Director Nancy Fixx
MOTION: On motion of McDonald, seconded by Zoldos, the following motion was made:
Pursuant to Section 2.1-344 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, I move that the
Leesburg Town Council convene in a closed meeting. The authority for this closed meeting is
found in Section 2.1-344 (a), Subsection (1) of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended. The
purpose of this closed meeting is to conduct interviews of candidates for the position of Town
Manager for the Town of Leesburg.
VOTE:
Aye: Buttery, Jackson, McDonald, Umstattd, Webb, Zoldos, Clem
Nay: None
MOTION: On motion of Webb, seconded by Buttery, the following motion was made:
I move that the closed meeting be adjourned, that the Leesburg Town Council reconvene its
public meeting and that the minutes of the public meeting reflect that no formal action was taken in
the closed meeting.
VOTE:
Aye: Buttery, Jackson, McDonald, Umstattd, Webb, Zoldos, Clem
Nay: None
MOTION: On motion of Webb, seconded by Buttery, the following resolution was proposed and
adopted:
99-235 - RESOLUTION - A RESOLUTION: CERTIFYING THE CLOSED MEETING OF
JULY 30, 1999
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, has this day convened
in a closed meeting in accordance with an affu'mative recorded vote of the Leesburg Town Council
and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED that the Leesburg Town Council 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 closed meeting to which this certification applies; and 2) only such public business matters as
were identified in the Motion by which the said closed meeting was convened were heard,
discussed or considered by the Leesburg Town Council.
VOTE:
Aye: Buttery, Jackson, McDonald, Umstattd, Webb, Zoldos, Clem
Nay: None
On motion of, and duly seconded, the meeting was adjourned.
Clerk of Council
J~faes E. Clem, Mayor