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UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE IDEA, UH, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THIS MEETING AND WE WILL
[A. Closed Session - 2.2-3711(A)(1)- The employment of the County Administrator ]
BE GOING INTO A CLOSED SESSION.UM, AND, UM, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY WHILE WE'RE THERE.
SO, MR. HENRY, IF YOU WILL READ US INTO THAT PLEASE.
MADAM CHAIR, MAY, MAY I MAKE A, A COMMENT BEFORE WE DO THAT MOTION? OKAY.
UH, BEFORE WE ENTER A CLOSED SESSION, I WOULD LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD, UH, THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW WHY WE'RE SPENDING $113,000 IN SEVERANCE AFTER FIRING HIRE, AFTER HIRING THIS ADMINISTRATOR JUST FOUR MONTHS AGO THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL SEARCH THAT TOOK FIVE MONTHS AND COST $34,500.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THIS SITUATION, THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS EXPENSE AND THE REPLACEMENT PLAN ARE MATTERS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY THAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN OPEN SESSION, NOT HIDDEN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
THE SESSION UNDER THE PERSONNEL EXEMPTION IS FOR PROTECTION OF THE EMPLOYEE, NOT FOR DISCUSSING REASONS AND COSTS AND REPLACEMENT OPTIONS IN CLOSED SESSION.
I EXPECT THAT WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOLLOWING OUR CLOSED SESSION IN WHICH MR. GAL'S RESIGNATION WILL BE DISCUSSED, BUT WE SHOULD CERTAINLY COME OUT HERE TO HAVE A GENERAL DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND DISCLOSE IT TO THE PUBLIC.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TRANSPARENCY.
AND MR. HENRY, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ENTER CLOSED MEETING SECTION UNDER SECTION 2.2 DASH 37 11 A ONE FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT OR RESIGNATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE DISCUSSION OF PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
THE SUBJECT MATTER IS THE RECENT RESIGNATION OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IN THE, IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR POSITION.
[B. Action regarding the employment of the County Administrator ]
IF YOU WILL READ US OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, I'D APPRECIATE IT.PLEASE, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD CERTIFIES TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS.
LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 11 A, ONE OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED, WE HEARD, DISCUSSED, AND CONSIDERED IN THE MEETING BY THE PUBLIC BODY.
SO, MR. SHAW HAS TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION, WHICH WE HAVE ACCEPTED AND WE WISH HIM WELL IN HIS, UH, FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
SO IF I WOULD HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.