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Galveston council presses Wharves trustees over missing annual reports, charter oversight
Summary
City council members raised concerns that the Port of Galveston (the Wharves) has not filed charter-required annual reports with the city secretary since 2014 and asked staff to restore routine transparency under charter Sections cited by council.
Galveston city council members asked the Port of Galveston trustees to restore charter-required reporting and records access, saying the city has not received the annual reports the charter requires since 2014.
Council members focused on two charter provisions they said limit the port’s autonomy and create accountability back to the city: the requirement that the wharves’ books, documents and minutes be open to inspection by council or an authorized representative, and an annual reporting requirement to be filed with the city secretary that details operations, gross receipts and operating expenses. Council members said they found no report on file at the city secretary stemming from the wharves since 2014.
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