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Crockett board and council clash over CEIDC hire; board and council take separate actions
Summary
A contested hire by the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation (CEIDC) prompted debate over bylaws, hiring authority and budget authority; the CEIDC board and the council took different procedural votes and the council later approved payment for services already rendered.
The Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation’s recent office-manager hire triggered extended debate at a joint CEIDC–City Council meeting over who has authority to call meetings, hire staff and approve related budget amendments.
Several speakers questioned whether the CEIDC complied with bylaws and the Texas Open Meetings Act when the hire was posted and approved. Board and city staff gave different accounts: the CEIDC executive director said the board’s bylaws (cited as section 4.06) grant the executive director authority to employ staff "as needed to carry out the programs of the corporation," while others said CEIDC historically adopted…
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