After meeting in a closed executive session under the Texas Government Code, the Sanger City Council voted unanimously on July 21, 2025, to approve both an employment agreement and a severance agreement for the city manager and authorized the mayor to execute each agreement after legal review and release.
The council entered executive session at 7:29 p.m. under Texas Government Code section 551.074 for personnel deliberations regarding the city manager and returned to open session at 9:22 p.m. Councilman Bill Hughes moved to approve the city manager’s employment agreement; Councilwoman Barrett seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Later, Councilman Bilyeu moved to approve the city manager’s severance agreement; Councilman Burrows seconded that motion and it also passed unanimously.
Both motions authorized the mayor to sign the respective agreements after attorneys complete legal review and the documents are released. The council did not read the agreements’ financial terms or other substantive contract details into the public record during the open meeting. No roll-call vote breakdown was added to the record beyond the chair’s statement that each motion passed unanimously.
The meeting minutes show the executive session covered employment matters for the city manager; the public record does not include further details about the specific terms discussed in executive session.