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Council directs hiring of special counsel to respond to TCEQ permit application
Summary
After an executive session, the council voted 5-0 to instruct the city manager to hire special legal counsel (Lloyd Gosling) to file a response to a TCEQ water-permit application (WQ0016848001).
Following a closed executive session, the Red Oak City Council reconvened in open session and directed the city manager to hire special legal counsel, Lloyd Gosling, to file an appropriate legal response to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) permit application WQ0016848001.
Council action: the motion to instruct the city manager to engage special counsel was moved by Councilman Lightfoot and seconded by Councilman Franklin; the motion passed 5-0 (Franklin, Flannery, Miller, Lightfoot and Smith — yes). The instruction followed an executive-session discussion recorded under Texas Government Code sections cited in the meeting agenda.
Why it matters: the hiring of outside counsel signals the city intends to take a formal legal position in the TCEQ permitting process for the referenced application; staff did not provide details about the substance of the response during the open session beyond council’s authorization to retain counsel.
Next steps: staff will proceed to retain Lloyd Gosling for the specified matter and report back to council as required by city procurement and legal-retainer procedures.
