Body votes to waive privilege, engage special counsel and schedule joint meeting to implement corrective action plan

Speaker 2 moved that the body "waive client and attorney privilege and engage special counsel to implement [a] corrective action plan," a motion that was seconded and adopted by the meeting.

The motion, introduced during discussion of Item 2, directed the body to engage outside counsel to carry out a corrective action plan arising from an internal affairs review of the Crockett Economic Industrial Development Corporation. Speaker 2 also asked that a joint meeting be called on Monday, 07/08/2024, to engage that special counsel and to discuss contracts tied to the review; Speaker 3 seconded the motion. After brief procedural clarification about the scope of the motion and whether contract approvals were included, Speaker 1 called the vote and said, "Motion carries."

Why it matters: The vote authorizes the release of otherwise privileged communications for the limited purpose of implementing a corrective action plan and moves responsibility for investigation or implementation to outside counsel. The body also scheduled a joint meeting for July 8, 2024, to follow up on counsel engagement and any agenda items the leadership wishes to add.

The transcript shows participants seeking clarification about whether contract approvals were included in the motion; speakers stated that specific contracts had not been discussed at the time the motion was first called. Speaker 2 later reiterated a request to place at least one named contract on the July 8 agenda (Mr. James Centra was mentioned by Speaker 2). The meeting record does not show that any contract was approved as part of this motion.

Next steps: The body set a joint meeting for 07/08/2024 to engage special counsel and to discuss related agenda items. The transcript does not show further details of the corrective action plan or the scope of materials to be disclosed under the waiver.