San Juan EDC returns from closed session and unanimously amends job duties discussed in executive session

At a special-call meeting Tuesday, the San Juan Economic Development Corporation entered an executive session under the Texas Open Meetings Act to consult with counsel and deliberate economic development negotiations, then returned to approve an amendment to job duties that had been discussed in the closed session.

The board convened at 6:00 p.m. in the San Juan City Hall EOC Room. An unidentified speaker announced that the board would move into executive session citing the Texas Government Code, sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and 551.087 (deliberation regarding economic development negotiations). The meeting entered executive session at 6:01 p.m.

The board returned to open session at 6:37 p.m. After reconvening, an unidentified speaker moved “to amend the job duties, as discussed in executive session.” The motion was seconded. The chair called for the vote; multiple affirmations of “aye” were recorded and a speaker stated that the motion “passed unanimously.” The transcript does not record individual member votes or the names of the motion’s mover and seconder.

The meeting closed shortly afterward. The speaker announced the EDC meeting was closing at 6:38 p.m., and members moved and seconded a motion to adjourn; the meeting was recorded as adjourned at about 6:38 p.m.

The transcript does not specify the precise content of the amendments to job duties or any follow-up steps, nor does it identify individual board members by name. The record shows only that members invoked attorney consultation and economic-development negotiation exemptions to hold a closed session and that the board later approved an amendment tied to that discussion.