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CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
5:45 PM, City Hall, Council Chambers Conference Room, 114 North Broad Street,
Salem, Virginia 24153
1. Call to Order
A special meeting of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia, was called to order at
5:45 p.m. There being present the following members to wit: Renée Ferris Turk,
Mayor; Anne Marie Green, Vice-Mayor; Council members: Byron Randolph Foley
(arrived after vote to move into Closed Session), H. Hunter Holliday, and John
Saunders; with Renée Ferris Turk, Mayor, presiding; together with Chris Dorsey, City
Manager; Rob Light, Assistant City Manager and Clerk of Council; Rosie Jordan,
Director of Finance; A. K. Briele, Director of Electric Department; Kevin Divers,
Electrical Engineer; Crystal Williams, Assistant to the City Manager; and the following
business was transacted:
Mayor Turk reported that this date, place, and time was set as a special meeting of
City Council, in accordance with Section 4.6 (b) of The Charter of the City of Salem,
Virginia, in order to hold a closed session.
2. Closed Session
A. Closed Session
Hold a closed session in accordance with Section 2.2-3711 A(6) of the
1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, for discussion or consideration of the
investment of public funds where competition and bargaining is involved,
where, if made public, initially, the financial interest of the City would be
adversely affected.
Anne Marie Green motioned that in accordance with Section 2.2-3711 A(1) of the
1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, Council hereby convenes to closed session at
5:45 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the following specific matters:
For discussion or consideration of the investment of public funds where competition
and bargaining is involved, where, if made public, initially, the financial interest of the
City would be adversely affected. John Saunders seconded the motion.
Ayes: John Saunders, Hunter Holliday, Anne Marie Green, Renee Turk
Nays: None
Abstaining: Randy Foley
Anne Marie Green motioned to reconvene at 6:20 p.m. in accordance with Section
2.2- 3712 D. of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended to date, Council certifies that
in closed session only items lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements
under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and only such items identified in the
motion by which the closed session was convened were heard, discussed, or
considered by the Council. Hunter Holliday seconded the motion.
Ayes: John Saunders, Hunter Holliday, Randy Foley, Anne Marie Green, Renee Turk
3. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Submitted by: Approved by:
H. Robert Light Renée Ferris Turk
Clerk of Council Mayor