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Commission orders immediate removal of expanded moratorium from website
Summary
Commissioner Brown moved and the commission approved a directive to staff to immediately remove an expanded moratorium placed by Scott Bingaman from the Texas Funeral Service Commission website; motion was seconded by Vice chair Skopanski and passed in open session.
The Texas Funeral Service Commission voted to direct staff to remove an expanded moratorium put in place by Scott Bingaman from the commission’s website. Commissioner Brown moved the directive and Vice chair Skopanski seconded the motion; the chair announced the motion passed after an affirmative vote.
The motion was recorded in open session after the commission reconvened from a closed session held under the Texas Open Meetings Act. The transcript identifies Scott Bingaman as the individual who placed the expanded moratorium on the website; the motion directed staff to remove that moratorium immediately. The commission did not record any additional discussion in the meeting transcript about the reasons for the moratorium, the content of the moratorium, or whether any formal notice to affected parties would accompany the website change.
The removal directive was approved without further recorded amendment or conditions. The commission continued with remaining agenda items, including formation of a one-year work group and a legislative update.
