San Marcos City Council votes to enter executive session to address personnel, legal and property matters

The San Marcos City Council voted to convene an executive session at 3:31 p.m. on Oct. 21 to deliberate personnel, legal and real property matters.

Councilmember Rodriguez moved to convene an executive session; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Lorenzo Gonzales and the presiding officer called the motion passed "6 2 0 with 1 absent." The council returned from executive session at 5:25 p.m.

The public notice given on the agenda listed the specific Texas Government Code provisions invoked: section 551.074 (personnel matters) to deliberate regarding meet-and-confer agreements with the San Marcos Police Officers Association and the Professional Firefighters Association; section 551.071 (consultation with attorney) to receive legal advice about enforcement of the wastewater industrial pretreatment program and options for amending boundaries or adding projects to the River Bridge Public Improvement District under the terms of a settlement agreement with the original developer; and section 551.072 (real property) to deliberate the possible sale, lease or exchange of land for development of a new city hall.

A brief roll call followed the motion; named council members who responded during roll call included Councilmember Rodriguez, Councilmember Salvo Gonzales, Councilmember Garza, Councilmember Scott, Councilmember Mendoza and Councilmember Lorenzo Gonzales. After the executive session, the mayor pro tempore/Presiding officer indicated there were no requests for questions-and-answers with the press or public comment about matters discussed in executive session and the council adjourned the 3:00 p.m. work session.

No formal outcomes from the executive session were announced in open session at the meeting’s close.