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Huntsville council approves prosecutor appointment, city manager contract and several executive-session directives
Summary
In open session following a closed executive session, Huntsville City Council approved multiple administrative and legal actions, including appointing a municipal court prosecutor, ratifying a new city manager's contract, hiring outside counsel and directing contract enforcement and an extension with private entities.
Following a closed executive session the Huntsville City Council took several formal actions in open session.
The council authorized the city manager to extend the compliance date in a March agreement with Weatherford to Dec. 31, 2026, and separately instructed staff to enforce the March agreement with Rock Manufacturing LLC. The motions were made and approved by voice vote; the transcript records the ayes but does not include a roll-call tally or individual roll-call votes.
The council approved the appointment of Cody Korcheron as municipal court prosecutor, "subject to a final executed contract" and at the same compensation as the previous municipal court prosecutor, per the motion recorded in open session.
The council approved and ratified the employment agreement negotiated with Scott Swigert as the new city manager.
The council also moved to retain attorney Ray Bridal to represent the city and Chief Daryl Slavin in case No. 2431382 in the 12th Judicial Court, Walker County, Texas.
All of the above actions were announced in open session immediately after the executive session. The motions were seconded and carried by voice vote; the minutes and the transcript do not record individual roll-call vote names or numeric tallies for those motions in the excerpt provided.
The council cited Texas Government Code Chapter 551 (open meetings) when convening in closed session and referenced specific Chapter 551 subsections authorizing legal advice and personnel deliberations prior to the votes.
