Grimes County commissioners schedule closed session to consider emergency management coordinator job offer

The Grimes County Commissioners Court met in a special session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, to discuss and prepare an offer of employment for a prospective Emergency Management Coordinator and announced it would hold a closed session under Texas Government Code §551.074 to consider personnel matters.

Presiding Official of the Grimes County Commissioners Court said, "Agenda item number 2, discuss and take action to make offer of employment to prospective candidate for emergency management coordinator position," and indicated the court expected to go into a closed session authorized by Texas Government Code §551.074. The presiding officer said the court would “request conditions of employment” in closed session and then reconvene in open court to take any necessary action.

The statement on the agenda item was the only substantive business recorded in the transcript. No formal motion, vote tally, or final offer was entered on the public record in the transcript segments provided. Court staff were asked to bring an individual forward for the closed session; the transcript includes a staff reference, "Miss Grimmson," and the call for "Sherry" to exit the dais area.

Because the item concerns personnel and the court explicitly cited Texas Government Code §551.074 (personnel matters), details of the closed-session discussion and any conditions proposed or accepted will not be available in the public transcript unless the court reports action after reconvening. The court said it would return to open session to record any action taken following the closed meeting.

No dates, salary figures, candidate names, or final votes were provided in the transcript excerpt. The meeting opened at 9 a.m. and moved promptly to the personnel agenda item and closed-session notice.