AGENDA WORK SESSION March 4, 2025 Council for the City of Covington will hold a work session immediately following a called meeting at 6:30 p.m. on TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 333 W. Locust Street, Covington, Virginia. CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA CITIZEN COMMENTS REPORT OF CITY MANAGER CLOSED SESSION-For the limited purpose of consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members pertaining to probable litigation where such consultation or briefing in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture ofCity Council related to recent events at the Covington Middle School pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(7) of the Code of Virginia (1950, as amended). ITEMS FOR REGULAR MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY.MARCH 11, 2025 PROCLAMATION IN RESPECT AND IN MEMORY OF ROBERT K. BENNETT, II PRESENTATION BY CHIEF OF POLICE, CHRIS SMITH PRESENTATION BY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES-Funding Request for Agency Move ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 1) Ordinance 0-25-02 Tax Exemption for Widows of fallen First Responders 2) Resolution R-25-06 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Reimbursement received from FEMA - No City Match) CONSENT AGENDA Correction and Approval of Minutes 1) Called meeting for re-organization of Council January 10, 2025 2) Regular meeting January 14, 2025 3) Work session meeting February 4, 2025 Page 1 of2 APPOINTMENTS 1) League ofOlder Americans Advisory Council-(expired 12/31/24) 2) Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism-(expires December 31, 2026) 3) CLEO-Chief Local Elected Officials consortium-Worklorce Development- (expired when a Council ended, 12/31/24) 4) Alleghany Highlands Social Services-(expires June 30, 2026) 5) OTC-Olde Town Covington-(votes are ongoing and do not expire) 6) Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission CEDS - Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy-(expires June 30, 2027) 7) Roanoke Regional Partnershp-(expires December 31, 2027) 8) Regional TAP Board-expires July 31, 2025 (Mr. Carson currently serves on the Local TAP Board) 9) Appointment ofCPMTI Parent Representative (state policy for local governing body to appoint), current representative is Corey Bowles 10)To appoint member to the IDA-Industrial Development Authority REPORT OF CITY MANAGER NEW BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT Page 2 of2