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Chair announces closed-session city attorney interviews at Huntsville special meeting
Summary
The Huntsville City Council closed its public special session on April 9 and moved into an executive session under Texas Government Code chapter 551.074 to discuss personnel matters, specifically city attorney interviews; the chair said no public action was taken.
The chair of the Huntsville City Council announced that the council would close its public special session on Thursday, April 9, and convene in executive session to discuss personnel matters, including city attorney interviews.
“City council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas government chapter 551, section 551.074 personnel matters regarding the appointment, employment evaluation, reassignment duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, city attorney interviews,” the chair said, announcing the move to a closed session and stating that the open session would close at 12:01 to allow the council to convene privately.
The chair also said, “We have no action,” indicating that no public action was taken in the open portion of the special session. The meeting record includes a later closing time noted by the chair as 05:45.
The transcript does not record any votes or other public decisions; the announcement cites Texas Government Code chapter 551, section 551.074 as the authority for the closed meeting. No additional agenda items, public comments, or formal motions were recorded in the public transcript provided.
The council’s executive session was described as relating to city attorney interviews and other personnel matters; the transcript does not specify further outcomes or next public steps.
