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Cornell County commissioners recess meeting and cite Texas notice rule for continued meetings
Summary
The Cornell County Commissioners Court cited Texas Government Code §551.0411 on notice for continued meetings and recessed its special meeting to 3 p.m. the next day to allow staff time to secure a vendor contract; the court discussed limits on how long a recessed open meeting can be continued without additional public posting.
At a special meeting, the Cornell County Commissioners Court invoked Texas Government Code Section 551.0411 and recessed the meeting until 3 p.m. the following day to allow staff time to obtain a vendor contract and complete related review, court speakers said.
A county staff member read the statute into the record and summarized its effect: “Section 551.0411. Meeting notice requirements in certain circumstances,” which says a governmental body that recesses…
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