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OKAY.[Town Council Special Meeting on November 08, 2022.]
LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THE NINTH.COUNCILWOMAN THOMPSON IS ABSENT.
YEAH, NO, I, THE, WE'RE GONNA, SOMEBODY READ US INTO IT OR, OR NO, WE'RE NO A FIRST APPOINTMENT OF TOWN ATTORNEY.
MAYOR, I COUNSEL APPOINT GEORGE M.
SIGN ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN FRONT RULE AND RATIFY AND APPROVE HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER THE NINTH, 2022.
AND COUNCILWOMAN THOMPSON'S ABSENCE.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THIS VOTE OF COMPETENCE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ASSISTING THIS COUNCIL AND FUTURE COUNCILS AND MOVING IT TIME FORWARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF TOWN.
AND, UH, I DO WANT TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THE TWO PREDECESSORS IN THIS OFFICE.
UM, TOM ETT AND DOUG NAPIER, WHO MENTORED ME AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW, WHICH IS A GREAT AREA OF LAW PRACTICE, WHICH I WAS NEW TO WHEN I CAME TO THE TOWN IN 2007.
SO, UM, I, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT THEY DID FOR ME.
AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S JUST A GREAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW, IS A GREAT PRACTICE AREA OF LAW.
AND, UH, I RECOMMEND IT TO ANY YOUNG ATTORNEYS OUT THERE.
NEXT CLOSED MEETING, MR. MAYOR.
AND GO TO CLOSED MEETING FOR THE, THE DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, ASSIGNMENT, APPOINTMENT PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARIES, DISCIPLINE OR RESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICERS, APPOINTEES OR EMPLOYEES OF ANY PUBLIC BODY, SPECIFICALLY THE TOWN MANAGER PERSUADE TO SECTION 2.2 37 11 A, ONE OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
AND I FURTHER MOVE THAT COUNSEL MAY TAKE FURTHER ACTION AND OPEN SESSION.
AND COUNCILWOMAN THOMPSON'S ABSENCE.
THE COUNCIL WILL CERTIFY THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE IS RECOGNIZED BY EACH COUNCIL MEMBER'S AFFIRMATIVE VOTE AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS.
LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CAN CONVENED, WERE HEARD DISCUSSED CONSIDERING THE CLOSED MEETING BY COUNSEL AND THAT THE VOTE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF COUNSEL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL AND RECORDED AND INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF TOWN COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL APPOINT JOE WAL, THAT'S TOWN MANAGER FOR THE TOWN OF FRONT ROLL, PENDING RATIFICATION OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT DATED THE 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022.
NOTED FOR THE BUSINESS MEETING.