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Chair moves to authorize city managers to negotiate purchase of old middle school gym
Summary
The chair moved and the council approved by voice vote a motion authorizing city managers to negotiate acquiring the old middle school gym from Commerce Independent School District; no price or terms were discussed and the meeting adjourned shortly afterward.
The meeting reconvened at 7:30 p.m., and the chair moved that the city authorize its city managers to negotiate acquiring the old middle school gym from Commerce Independent School District. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote, and the chair declared the motion carried.
The chair stated, “I make a motion, that we authorize city managers negotiate acquiring the old middle school gym from Commerce Independent School District.” The motion was seconded; when the chair called for the ayes, at least one member responded aloud and Kevin Daney verbally confirmed his support. The chair announced the motion carried. The transcript records no vote tally or named mover beyond the chair’s motion and the generic second.
No purchase price, financing plan, timetable for negotiations, or specific follow-up steps were discussed on the record. The motion as recorded authorizes city managers only to enter negotiations; it does not commit the city to buy the property nor specify terms.
The chair asked if there was any other business; none was offered. A motion to close the meeting was then made and seconded, and the chair noted the meeting closed at about 7:32 p.m.
Next steps recorded in the session: city managers are authorized to pursue negotiations with Commerce Independent School District; any final agreement, funding decisions or council approvals would need to be presented at a future meeting (not specified in the transcript).
