03-12-2010 BOS Special Call MeetingSpecial Call Meeting
Mazch 12, 2010
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Friday, March 12, 2010
Special Call Meeting
VIRGINIA: The Special Call Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
was held at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 12, 2010 in the County Administration Conference Room
in the Moses Building in Chatham, Virginia. Mr. Henry A. Davis, Chairman of the Board called
the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. The following members were present:
James Snead Dan River District
William H. Pritchett Banister District
Tim R. Barber Tunstall District
Marshall Ecker Staunton River District
Fred Ingram Callands-Gretna District
Coy E. Harville Westover District
Henry A. Davis, Jr. Chatham-Blairs District
Also present were Mr. William D. Sleeper, County Administrator, Mr. John P. Light, Legal
Counsel and Ms. Rebecca D. Flippen, Deputy Clerk to the Board.
Motion was made by Mr. Harville, seconded by Mr. Barber, to approve the agenda with the
addition of:
Closed Session: Discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for
employment; assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining,
or resignation of specific public officers, appointees, or employees of any public body.
Authority: §2.2-3711(A)(1), Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.
Mr. Harville's motion was unanimously approved by the Board.
Upon a motion of Mr. Harville, seconded by Mr. Ingram, the board voted to go into
closed session at 5:03 p. m. for the specific purpose o£
Consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members or consultants
pertaining to actual or probable litigation, where such consultation or briefing in
open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture of the
public body; and consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by a public
body regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advise by
such counsel. Authority: Section 2.2-3711 - (A) (7) of the Code of Virginia,
1950, as amended.
And for:
Closed Session: Discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for
employment; assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries,
disciplining, or resignation of specific public officers, appointees, or employees of any public
body. Authority: §2.2-3711(A)(1), Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.
The board reconvened at 5:45 p. m.
The following certification resolution was read and approved by the following roll call
vote:
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CERTIFY CLOSED MEETING
BE IT RESOLVED that at the Special Call Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of
Supervisors on March 12, 2010, the board hereby certifies by a recorded vote that to the best of
each board 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
authorizing the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered in the closed meeting. If any
member believes that there was a departure from the requirements of the Code, he shall so state
prior to the vote indicating the substance of the departure. The statement shall be recorded in the
minutes of the Board.
Vote
Coy E. Harville Yes
Marshall A. Ecker Yes
Tim R. Barber Yes
Special Call Meeting
March 12, 2010
James Snead Yes
Williams H. Pritchett Yes
Fred M. Ingram Yes
Henry A. Davis, Jr. Yes
Certification was unanimous.
Motion was made by Mr. Barber, seconded by Mr. Harville, to authorize Legal Counsel
and the County Administrator to seek counsel with one or more secondary attorneys for pending
matters filed by Barbara Hudson. Mr. Barber's motion was unanimously approved by the Board.
Mr. Davis directed Mr. Light to be the spokesman to the media, on the behalf of the
Board, in all matters concerning the lawsuits filed by Barbara Hudson.
Motion was made by Mr. Harville, seconded by Mr. Snead, to adjourn the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at S:SSPM.
Henry A. Davis, Jr., Chairman
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
William D. Sleeper, Clerk
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors