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Council holds executive session on city-manager recruitment; reconvenes with no action
Summary
The council went into executive session under Texas Government Code sections 551.074 and 551.071 to discuss interim city-manager duties and the recruitment process for a permanent city manager; the meeting reconvened with no reportable action.
The Elgin City Council entered executive session at the start and again later in the meeting under Texas Government Code sections 551.074 (personnel matters) and 551.071 (consultation with attorney) to discuss interim city manager assignments and the process for hiring a new city manager, including candidate qualifications, recruitment and selection methods and legal issues related to interim appointments.
The council recessed to a separate conference room for the closed session and reconvened to open session with an announcement that no action had been taken in executive session. The council also later reaffirmed an executive-session period near the end of the meeting with the same personnel and attorney-consultation citations; again, staff reported no action following reconvening.
Why it matters: Personnel deliberations under the cited Texas Government Code sections permit confidential discussion of candidate qualifications and legal strategy; the council used the exemptions permitted by state law and reported no formal action upon reconvening to open session.
