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Everman council agrees to midyear workshop for department briefings after Open Meetings Act caution
Summary
Councilmembers discussed quarterly meetings with department heads to allow deeper questions; the city attorney warned about walking quorums under the Open Meetings Act and the city manager proposed a midyear budget review/workshop as a public alternative.
Councilmembers discussed whether to hold regular, small-group meetings with department heads to allow deeper, off-agenda questioning of operations and projects. Councilwoman Sanders said she learned at a Texas Municipal League class that council members benefit from opportunities to ask department-level questions outside of regular meetings.
The City Attorney cautioned council members about the Texas Open…
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