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After executive session, Matagorda County approves credit application with Star Service, Inc.
Summary
Following a closed executive session, Matagorda County Commissioners approved a credit application with Star Service, Inc. by unanimous vote; the minutes cite statutory bases for the closed session but provide no public detail about the matters discussed there.
Matagorda County Commissioners on Feb. 9 voted unanimously to approve a credit application with Star Service, Inc. following an executive session.
The court first voted at about 9:43 a.m. to meet in executive session under Texas Government Code sections 551.0725 (consultation with attorneys regarding contract negotiations), 551.074(a)(1) and (2) (personnel matters), 551.076 (security matters) and 551.087 (economic development negotiations). The minutes record the statutory citations and the motion to go into closed session but do not disclose the substance of what was discussed while the court was in executive session.
After reconvening in open session, the court approved the credit application with Star Service, Inc.; the motion was made by Commissioner Mike Estlinbaum, seconded by Commissioner Edward "Bubba" Cook, and carried 5-0. The minutes do not include further detail about the credit application’s terms, purpose, or any contractual language discussed during the executive session.
Because state law authorizes withholding confidential matters discussed in executive session, the public minutes correctly omit closed-session deliberations; the recorded action in open session is limited to approval of the credit application and the vote tally.
