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Everman council continues Paradise Apartments code hearing, moves into executive session for attorney advice
Summary
At a joint session with the building standards commission, the Everman City Council continued Case No. 1394 concerning alleged code violations at Paradise Apartments and recessed into executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 to seek counsel from the city attorney.
A joint meeting of the building standards commission and the Everman City Council opened Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at 6:01 p.m. to continue deliberations on Case No. 1394, a deferred decision about whether units at Paradise Apartments comply with municipal building and maintenance codes.
The presiding official, identified in the transcript as the mayor, described the item as a continuation of a hearing to receive sworn testimony concerning compliance with the city code and the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as adopted in local ordinance. The properties cited in the transcript were listed as units at Paradise Apartments on Corey Road in Everman (addresses given as 929, 928, 917, 901 and 900; one instance in the record spells 'Cory').
During the meeting, an unidentified council member recommended the body "go into executive session to seek advice from the city attorney," specifically citing Texas Government Code §551.071 as the authority for a closed-session legal consultation. The presiding official then announced the council had convened in executive session at 6:04 p.m.
No sworn testimony or formal vote on the merits of Case No. 1394 is recorded in the portion of the meeting provided. The council’s formal action in the recorded segment was to move into executive session for attorney consultation; no motion text other than the recommendation to convene in executive session, no seconder, and no roll-call vote appear in the transcript supplied.
The city code chapters cited in the record include chapter 4 (multiple articles referenced, including electrical, residential, mechanical and plumbing codes) and Article 18 adopting the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code; the transcript itself refers to the "City of Edmond code of ordinances" when reciting those chapters. The meeting record also names the Texas Government Code §551.071 provision authorizing closed-session legal advice. The transcript includes inconsistent agency/place names ('Edmond' vs. Everman) and a variant street spelling; these inconsistencies are noted as transcript text rather than corrected facts about jurisdictional authority.
Next steps are not recorded in the supplied transcript excerpt; the council’s entry into executive session suggests further discussion or legal advice will follow the closed session before any public decision is recorded.
