Minutes of the New Market Town Council Special Called Meeting Monday, October 28, 2024 6:30 pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 The New Market Town Council met in the Council Chambers ofthe Arthurl L. Hildreth, Jr. Municipal 8 Building on Monday, October 28, 2024, with the following members present: Mayor Larry Bompiani, Vice- 9 Mayor Peggy Harkness, Bob King, Peter Hughes, Janice Hannah, and Scott Wymer. Council member Daryl 12 Mayor Bompiani established that there was a quorum and called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 14 At 6:30 p.m., Mrs. Harkness made a motion to recess into Closed Session to discuss the performance and 15 employment of specific local government personnel, as authorized by $2.2-3711(A)0) of the Virginia 16 Code, and the award ofa public contract, as authorized by 8 2.2-3711(A)29) of the Virginia Code. The 17 subject matters of the meeting are the Town Manager and a 2024 Employment Agreement with Nathan 20 Mr. Hughes seconded the motion, and with the no further discussion the motion passed on the following 10 Watkins was absent. 11 13 18 Garrison. 19 21 5-0 roll call vote: 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Mr. King Mr. Wymer Mr. Hughes Aye Aye Aye Mrs. Harkness Mrs. Hannah Aye Aye At7:15 p.m., Mr. Hughes made a motion to return from Closed Session and read aloud the 29 following Certification Resolution: With respect to the just-concluded Closed Session and to the best of 30 each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting 31 requirements under The Virginia Freedom ofInformation Act and (ii) only such public business matters 32 as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or 33 considered in the meeting by the Town Council. Mr. King seconded the motion which passed on the 34 following 5-0 roll call vote: 35 36 37 38 39 Mr. King Mr. Wymer Mr. Hughes Aye Aye Aye Mrs. Harkness Mrs. Hannah Aye Aye 40 As the meeting was now in open session, Mayor Bompiani asked Mr. Ham for advice on the motion that needed 41 to be made. Mr. Ham advised oft the wording for the potential motion ift the council deemed it appropriate. Mr. 42 Hughes made a motion to approve the 2024 Employment Agreement with Nathan Garrison. 44 Mrs. Hannah seconded the motion, and with the no further discussion the motion passed on the following 43 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 45 5-0 roll call vote: Mr. King Mr. Wymer Mr. Hughes Aye Aye Aye Mrs. Harkness Mrs. Hannah Aye Aye 148 Mrs. Hannah 149 Mr. Hughes 150 Aye Aye Mr. Wymer Aye 151 At8 8:20 p.m., Mr. Hughes made a motion to return from Closed Session and read 152 aloud the following Certification Resolution: With respect to the, just-concluded 153 Closed Session and to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business 154 matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under The Virginia 155 Freedom ofInformation Act and (ii) only such public business matters as were 156 identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, 157 discussed or considered in the meeting by the' Town Council, Mr. King seconded the 158 motion which passed on the following 5-0 roll call vote: 159 160 Mr. King 161 Mrs. Hannah 162 Mr. Hughes 163 164 Aye Aye Aye Mrs. Harkness Mr. Wymer Aye Aye 165 Back in the open session, Mrs. Harkness made a motion to amend the agenda to approve 166 option 1 from S. Patz and Associates Inc. Mr. Hughes seconded the motion, with no 167 further discussion the motion passed on the following 5-0 roll call vote: 168 169 Mr. King 170 Mrs. Hannah 171 Mr. Hughes 172 Aye Aye Aye Mrs. Harkness Mr. Wymer Aye Aye 173 Mrs. Harkness made a motion to allow Mr. Nathan Garrison to contact S. Patz and 174 Associates Inc. to move forward with option 1 ofthe contract. Mr. Hughes seconded the 175 motion, with no further discussion the motion passed on the following 5-0 roll call vote: 176 177 Mr. King 178 Mrs. Hannah 179 Mr. Hughes 180 181 Adjournment: 182 183 186 187 188 189 190 N.G Aye Aye Aye Mrs. Harkness Mr. Wymer Aye Aye With no further business to discuss, at 8:26 p.m. Mr. Hughes made a motion 184 toa adjourn the meeting. Mrs. Hannah seconded the motion, with no further 185 discussion the motion passed on a unanimous 5-0 voice vote. A Baypiant dey Larry Bompiani, Mayor L