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Taylor council deadlocks on closed-door discussion of contested towing contract as court preserves status quo
Summary
The council failed 3–3 on a motion to enter closed session to discuss pending litigation over the city’s towing contract; a district court issued an injunction preserving the current arrangement while the parties fully brief the issues. Public commentators and several council members raised transparency and background-check concerns.
A motion to send the council into closed session to discuss pending litigation over the city’s towing contract—identified in meeting materials as Area Towing v. City of Taylor—failed on a 3–3 roll-call vote during the meeting. The chair recorded votes of No from Brandana, Rose and Daniels, and Yes from Johnson, Winton and Geiss; the chair announced, "Motion fails, 3 to 3."
The issue surfaced several times across the meeting as residents and council members pressed for clarity about the administration’s handling of a proposed contract award. Corporation counsel told the council that the 3rd District Court had acted to "preserve the status quo"…
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