WHAT:     Richmond City Council will hold a Special Organizational meeting for the administration of oaths of office of newly-elected Council Members; for the election of new officers; for the introduction and expedited consideration of a resolution to adopt Rules of Procedure pursuant to Richmond City Charter § 4.06; hold a closed meeting pursuant to section 2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss a personnel matter related to the Interim Council Chief of Staff; and for the introduction and expedited consideration of resolutions concerning the operations of the newly-elected City Council. 

WHEN:     Monday, January 4, 2021
                   4:00 p.m.

                 *The regularly scheduled Organizational Development Standing Committee meeting will take place at the conclusion of the Special Organizational meeting.

WHERE:   This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2020-232, adopted December 14, 2020. This meeting will be accessible through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person access by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble for this meeting in the Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 900 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia 23219, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

This meeting will be livestreamed at the following web address: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To access the meeting broadcast, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video".

You may also listen to the meeting audio from your phone by dialing *67-804-316-9457 and when prompted, enter conference ID 564 405 264#.  

Interested citizens who wish to provide public comment will be given an opportunity to do so by following the instructions here.  

The agenda for this meeting is accessible on the City’s legislative website by clicking here.

CONTACT:   For more information, please contact City Clerk Candice D. Reid at 804-646-7955 or candice.reid@richmondgov.com.  

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WHAT:    Richmond City Council’s Education and Human Services Standing Committee will hold its regular committee meeting.

WHEN:    Thursday, January 7, 2021
                  2:00 p.m.

WHERE:  This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2020-232, adopted December 14, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of the Education and Human Services Standing Committee will assemble for this meeting in the Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 900 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia 23219, and most committee members and other staff will participate by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

This meeting will be livestreamed at the following web address: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To access the livestream, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video".

You may also listen to the meeting audio from your phone by dialing *67-804-316-9457 and when prompted, enter conference ID 769 250 771#.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so by following the instructions here.  

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@richmondgov.com in lieu of speaking through audio or video means during the meeting. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All written comments received via email prior to 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, January 7, 2021, will be provided to all members of the committee prior to the beginning of the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

The agenda for this meeting is accessible on the City’s legislative website by clicking here.

CONTACT:  For more information, please contact Assistant City Clerk Dominique J. Thaxton at Dominique.thaxton@richmondgov.com.

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WHAT:    Richmond City Council’s Organizational Development Standing Committee will hold its regular committee meeting.

WHEN:    Monday, January 4, 2021
                  5:00 p.m.

WHERE:  This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2020-232, adopted December 14, 2020. This meeting will be accessible through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person access by the public. Less than a quorum of the Organizational Development Standing Committee will assemble for this meeting in the Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 900 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia 23219, and most committee members and other staff will participate by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

This meeting will be livestreamed at the following web address: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To access the meeting broadcast, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video".

You may also listen to the meeting audio from your phone by dialing *67-804-316-9457 and when prompted, enter conference ID 735 275 25#.  

There will be no opportunities for public comment at this meeting. 

The agenda for this meeting is accessible on the City’s legislative website by clicking here.

CONTACT: For more information, please contact Deputy City Clerk RJ Warren at 804-646-7955 or RJ.Warren@richmondgov.com.  

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WHAT:    Richmond City Council will hold its regular Informal meeting.

WHEN:   Monday, January 11, 2021
                 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2020-232, adopted December 14, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble for this meeting in the Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 900 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia 23219, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

Audio of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To access the meeting, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video".

You may also listen to the meeting audio from your phone by dialing *67-804-316-9457 and when prompted, enter conference ID 568 691 971#. 

The agenda for this meeting is accessible on the City’s legislative website by clicking here. 

CONTACT:  For more information, please contact City Clerk Candice D. Reid at candice.reid@richmondgov.com.

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WHAT:    Richmond City Council will hold its regular Formal meeting.

WHEN:   Monday, January 11, 2021
                 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2020-232, adopted December 14, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble for this meeting in the Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 900 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia 23219, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

Video and audio of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.  To watch the meeting, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

You may also listen to the meeting audio from your phone by dialing *67-804-316-9457 and when prompted, enter conference ID 776 027 385#.  

The agenda for this meeting is accessible on the City’s legislative website by clicking here. 

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so by following the instructions here.                                                                                                                                                    

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@richmondgov.com in lieu of speaking through audio or video means during the meeting. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All written comments received via email prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 11, 2021, will be provided to all members of the Council prior to the beginning of the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

CONTACT:   For more information, please contact City Clerk Candice D. Reid at candice.reid@richmondgov.com.

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