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Trust approves executive director evaluation and hires benefits technician; authorizes contract negotiations
Summary
After an executive session held under Texas Government Code, trustees approved the executive director’s annual evaluation and authorized contract negotiations to extend his agreement; the board also approved hiring Emilia Avila as a benefit technician and authorized the chairman to sign the employment agreement.
Trustees concluded an executive session under Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 and 551.072 and took personnel actions when they returned to open session on July 16, 2025.
The board moved to approve the annual performance evaluation of the executive director and to authorize the chairman and legal counsel to enter contract negotiations to extend his current employment agreement. The motion (as read in open session) approved the evaluation and payment of compensation outlined in the director’s contract and authorized the chairman and legal counsel to negotiate an extension. The board polled individually and the motion carried.
The board also approved an employment agreement with Emilia Avila to hire her as a benefit technician and authorized the chairman to sign the agreement. That motion was made, seconded and approved in open session; the meeting record notes the motion carried at 10:54 a.m.
Meeting minutes record that the board voted in favor of both items when read in open session. Trustees used a roll‑call poll for the executive director action and separately for the employment agreement; the meeting record lists affirmative votes for the trustees present. The motions reference the executive session authority under Texas Government Code §551.071 (consultation with legal counsel) and §551.072 (deliberations about real property; listed in the public readout but the personnel actions are standard board authority exercised after closed‑session deliberations).
Staff were authorized to proceed with the actions described; the board did not release details of any negotiation terms in open session.
