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Huntsville council authorizes negotiations with Robbie Chapman for city attorney
Summary
At a special Huntsville City Council meeting on April 16, the council voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Humphrey and a human-resources official, Mr. Beasley, to open negotiations with Robbie Chapman for the city attorney position after returning from a closed session authorized under Texas law.
At a special meeting in Huntsville on April 16, the council voted unanimously to authorize negotiations with Robbie Chapman for the city attorney post. The motion directed Mayor Humphrey and the city's human-resources official, Mr. Beasley, to open negotiations with Chapman.
The council had convened briefly into closed session under "Texas Government Code, chapter 551, section 551.074," which the chair cited as authority for discussing personnel matters, including city attorney interviews. After the executive session the meeting returned to open session, and the chair invited a motion.
"Mayor, I would like to make a motion for the mayor Humphrey and human resources, mister Beasley, to open negotiations with Robbie Chapman for city attorney," the chair said. The motion received a second and the chair called for a voice vote. When asked, "All those in favor," members responded "Aye," and the chair declared the action unanimous.
There was no further discussion recorded on the item in open session. The chair announced the time as 10:46 and closed the open session.
The action authorized city officials to open negotiations with the named candidate; the transcript does not record whether terms were negotiated in closed session or any subsequent timelines for an offer. No vote tallies by name were recorded in the public transcript; the chair described the vote as unanimous.
