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Muskogee council holds closed session on city manager and unanimously directs staff
Summary
At a special-call meeting, the Muskogee City Council met in an executive session under Title 25, Section 307(B)(1), Oklahoma Statutes, to discuss the employment of the city manager and, upon returning to open session, voted unanimously to direct staff as discussed in the closed session. No further details were released.
At a special-call meeting, the Muskogee City Council convened in executive session under Title 25, Section 307(B)(1), Oklahoma Statutes, to discuss the employment of the city manager and, after returning to open session, voted unanimously to direct staff as discussed in the closed session.
Miss Bodenhammers, a staff member, read the executive-session authority into the record: “Item 1 a pursuant to section 3 0 7 b 1, title 25, Oklahoma statute. Council did convene in executive session to discuss the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, discipline, or resignation of the city manager. And an appropriate motion at this time would be to direct staff as discussed in executive session.”
The council first voted to enter executive session on the city-manager matter; roll-call votes were recorded as yes from Councilmembers Tom Martindale, Dan Hall, Melody Cranford, C.B. Abel, Shelby Hilton Flannery, Tracy Hoose, Jamie Stout, Deputy Mayor Derek Reed and Mayor Patrick Kale. After the executive session, the council moved, seconded and again recorded unanimous yes votes from the same members to “direct staff as discussed in executive session.” The meeting minutes and public transcript do not disclose the substance of the closed-session discussion.
The actions taken in open session were procedural: (1) approval to convene the executive session under the cited statute and (2) a motion to direct staff consistent with matters discussed in that closed session. The council did not place further details about employment terms, personnel actions, or next steps into the public record during the meeting.
The meeting then adjourned. The council did not specify follow-up deadlines, who in staff would carry out the direction, or any public reporting schedule during the session.
Votes at a glance: two council motions (1) to convene executive session under Title 25, Section 307(B)(1) to discuss city-manager employment — approved, unanimous; (2) to direct staff as discussed in executive session — approved, unanimous.
