Farmers Branch council holds closed session on city manager goals; no action taken

The Farmers Branch City Council met in a special called session on Wednesday, Oct. 30 and convened into a closed executive session under Texas Government Code Section 551.074 to conduct personnel deliberations about directives and goals for the city manager for fiscal year 2025. On returning to open session, the presiding official reported "there's no action to take as a result of our executive session." The meeting was adjourned at 6:21 p.m.

The meeting was opened by an unidentified presiding official, who read agenda item B1 and stated the council would "convene into closed executive session pursuant to the Texas Government Code Section 551.074, personnel deliberation to discuss and review directives and goals of the city manager for fiscal year 2025" before recessing. The council provided no additional public detail about the content of the closed discussion, consistent with the statutory exemption for personnel deliberations.

After the closed session, the presiding official returned the council to open session and reported that the session produced no formal action. The official then adjourned the special called meeting at 6:21 p.m. There were no recorded motions, votes, appointments, or directives entered into the public record during the meeting.

Because the session was held under the personnel exemption (Texas Government Code §551.074), the council was not required to disclose deliberations held in closed session; the public record for this meeting contains only the council's announcement that no action resulted and the time of adjournment. Any next procedural steps or decisions related to personnel matters were not specified in the public remarks.

Reported by: Farmers Branch City Council special called meeting, Oct. 30. Quoted material is taken from the council's public remarks on the record.