Cleveland EDC enters closed session on real property and economic development; returns with no action

The Cleveland Economic Development Corporation announced it would move into closed session to consider real property and economic development matters as permitted by the Texas Government Code, citing sections including §551.071 (consultation with attorney), §551.072 (real property) and §551.086 (economic development). The board recessed for closed session on agenda items 18 and 19 and later returned to open session; the transcript records that no action was taken in executive session.

At the start of the notice, a board speaker read the statutory bases for a closed session: “The City of Cleveland Economic Development Corporation reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during this meeting to discuss any item on the agenda as authorized by the Texas government code sections 551.071, consultation with an attorney. 551.072 is deliberations about real property. 551.073. Is deliberations about gifts and donations. 551.074 is personnel matters. 551.06, 76, deliberations about security devices, and 551.086 is economic development.” The speaker then identified agenda items 18 and 19 as the subjects for closed-session deliberations.

The transcript records the closed session start time in the meeting materials as 7:13 p.m.; later, the board reconvened in open session at 7:54 p.m., at which point the presiding officer said, “We do not need to take any action on executive session.” No formal votes or decisions tied to the executive session were recorded in the available transcript.