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Council holds closed executive session to consult with attorney on development agreements and annexation law; no public action taken
Summary
Under Texas Government Code provisions the council met in executive session to receive attorney advice on development agreements and annexation law; the city attorney explained the privileged nature of the session and the council returned to open session with no recorded action.
The Fate City Council went into a closed executive session under Texas Government Code provisions to consult with the city attorney about development agreements and annexation law.
City staff called the session under Texas Government Code section 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and the council recessed into executive session; Jennifer (identified in the meeting as the city attorney) explained the purpose was to preserve attorney-client privilege so she could provide candid legal advice and noted that state law prohibits action while in executive session. The agenda cited Texas Government Code section 551.001 for the closed meeting and referenced Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code in the list of topics.
The council returned to open session approximately 16 minutes later and the city clerk noted no action would be taken on matters discussed in executive session. No public decisions or votes tied to the executive-session items were recorded in the meeting transcript excerpt.
