The Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees moved to consider personnel matters in closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act and, during the meeting, trustees recommended Alvesta Chavez to serve as chief financial officer.

The board announced its intent to go into closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071 (consultation with attorneys) and 551.074 (personnel matters) to deliberate the hiring of a principal and the chief financial officer. The board entered closed session at 7:02 p.m., according to the meeting notice.

After the closed-session discussion the board president asked for a motion to approve the personnel recommendation naming Alvesta Chavez as chief financial officer; a trustee moved the recommendation and another seconded. The transcript records the motion and second but does not record a roll-call vote or a public announcement of the final hiring vote in open session.

Because the meeting transcript does not include a recorded final vote in open session, the record shows a trustee recommendation and a motion to approve the hire but does not document the formal outcome on the public record in this transcript excerpt. The board adjourned at 7:09 p.m.

The board's closed-session authority was cited on the agenda as Texas Government Code section 551.074 for appointment, employment and related personnel deliberations and section 551.071 for consultation with attorneys.