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Dimmit County commissioners nominate a representative while debating whether to memorialize the action in a resolution
Summary
Commissioners debated nominating a county representative to a district board and whether memorializing that nomination in a resolution at the same meeting complied with the Open Meetings Act; counsel advised memorialization was acceptable but no formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
Dimmit County commissioners debated how to nominate and memorialize a representative to a district board and whether doing so in the same meeting complied with the Texas Open Meetings Act. Commissioner O'Dea said she would decline reappointment because new afternoon meeting times conflict with her schedule, and the court discussed naming alternative nominees.
The nomination process and legal question centered on whether the commission could pass a resolution at this meeting to memorialize an appointment that will ultimately be voted on by taxing entities. "It is a 2 year term," Commissioner O'Dea said, noting she had served last year but would not continue. Unidentified speakers discussed historical practice of submitting multiple nominees and the…
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