Special Meeting – June 12, 2009

Special Meeting, Friday, June 12, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Government Center, Verona, VA.

PRESENT: Larry C. Howdyshell, Chairman
Gerald W. Garber, Vice-Chairman
David R. Beyeler
Wendell L. Coleman
Jeremy L. Shifflett
Faith Souder, Personnel Director
H. Joseph Williams, Jr., Chairman, Industrial Development Authority

ABSENT: Tracy C. Pyles, Jr.
Nancy Taylor Sorrells

VIRGINIA: At a closed session meeting of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors held on Friday, June 12, 2009, at 8:30 a.m., at the Government Center, Verona, Virginia, and in the 233rd year of the Commonwealth….

CLOSED SESSION

On motion of Mr. Garber, seconded by Mr. Beyeler, the Board went into closed session pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia:

(1) the personnel exemption under Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(1) [discussion, consideration or interviews of (a) prospective candidates for employment, or (b) assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining or resignation of specific employees]:

A) Prospective candidates for employment (2) the economic development exemption under Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(5) [discussion concerning a prospective business or industry or the expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous announcement has been made of its interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the county]:

A) Pending Industrial prospect Vote was as follows: Yeas: Howdyshell, Garber, Beyeler, Shifflett and Coleman Nays: None

Absent: Sorrells and Pyles
Motion carried.

On motion of Mr. Beyeler, seconded by Mr. Coleman, the Board came out of Closed Session.

A lunch recess was taken at 12:00 noon.

On motion of Mr. Garber, seconded by Mr. Coleman, the Board went into closed session pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia.

On motion of Mr. Garber, seconded by Mr. Shifflett, the Board came out of Closed Session and adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

Vote was as follows: Yeas: Howdyshell, Garber, Beyeler, Shifflett and Coleman Nays: None

Absent: Sorrells and Pyles
Motion carried.

The Chairman advised that each member is required to certify that to the best of their knowledge during the closed session only the following was discussed:

1. Public business matters lawfully exempted from statutory open meeting requirements, and 2. Only such public business matters identified in the motion to convene the closed session.

The Chairman asked if there is any Board member who cannot so certify.

Hearing none, the Chairman called upon the County Administrator/ Clerk of the Board to call the roll noting members of the Board who approve the certification shall answer AYE and those who cannot shall answer NAY.

Roll Call Vote was as follows:

AYE: Coleman, Beyeler, Shifflett, Howdyshell and Garber NAY: None

ABSENT: Sorrells and Pyles

The Chairman authorized the County Administrator/Clerk of the Board to record this certification in the minutes.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no other business to come before the Board, Mr. Beyeler moved, seconded by Mr. Shifflett, the Board adjourned subject to call of the Chairman.

Vote was as follows: Yeas: Howdyshell, Garber, Beyeler, Shifflett, and Coleman Nays: None

Absent: Pyles and Sorrells
Motion carried.
Chairman County Administrator
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