Kingsville commission announces executive session to deliberate city manager appointment

The Kingsville City Commission announced on Dec. 5 that it would convene an executive session under the personnel exception of the Texas Government Code to deliberate the appointment, employment and duties of the city manager.

"The city commission shall convene an executive session to deliberate the appointment, employment, and duties of the city manager," an unidentified commission speaker said, citing the statute. The speaker referenced Texas Government Code §551.074 as the legal authority for a closed deliberation.

The transcript records no formal motion or vote on the record at the time of the announcement. Commissioners did not place a final outcome on the record during the segment; the commission instead stated it would move into an executive session. A brief exchange that followed centered on wording — whether the discussion concerned an "interim city manager" and a person referred to as "Mark" — and the presiding speaker said, "We're not gonna deliberate Mark," indicating a limit or clarification on the subject to be discussed.

Courtney, a city staff speaker, also participated in that exchange on procedure but did not announce a time or duration for the executive session during the transcript segment reviewed.

The commission convened with all five members present at noon and did not take any public vote on the city manager matter in the recorded segments. The executive session announcement was made pursuant to the personnel exception under Texas Government Code §551.074.