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Texas Funeral Service Commission votes to terminate executive director immediately
Summary
The Texas Funeral Service Commission voted to terminate its executive director effective immediately, directing the director to vacate office and surrender state-issued items to Commissioner Brown; the motion was moved by Vice chair Skopanski and seconded by Commissioner Opiela and was approved in open session.
The Texas Funeral Service Commission voted in open session on Dec. 5 to terminate the employment of its executive director effective immediately. Vice chair Skopanski moved the termination, and Commissioner Opiela seconded the motion. After members were called to vote, the chair announced the motion passed.
The motion directed the executive director to vacate his office immediately and surrender keys, badge, phone, laptop and any other state-issued electronic devices and items to Commissioner Brown. The chair noted the commission had been in closed session earlier under the Texas Open Meetings Act, section 551.071, to discuss pending litigation and receive legal advice; the chair also stated no action was taken during that closed session.
Following the vote, the commission took a 20-minute recess. The meeting record does not include further stated reasons for the termination in open session or additional details about any personnel process or appeals. The commission reconvened and continued with other agenda items, including a legislative update and later a separate motion to remove an expanded moratorium from the commission’s website.
The commission did not provide a public statement in the record about next steps for staffing, transition planning, or whether a search process would begin for a new executive director. The meeting record indicates the termination vote passed during the open session following a closed-session meeting earlier in the day.
