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Commissioners enter executive session and later authorize sheriff to address inmate medical emergency
Summary
At 9:48 a.m. the court went into executive session under multiple Texas Government Code provisions including 551.045 (inmate medical emergency); after reconvening, the court authorized Sheriff Rick DeLeon to address the inmate medical emergency.
Matagorda County Commissioners went into executive session at 9:48 a.m. on Dec. 8 under Texas Government Code sections 551.0725 (consultation with attorney regarding a contract), 551.074(a)(1) and (2) (personnel matters), 551.076 (security) and 551.045 (inmate medical emergency). The motion to enter executive session was made by Commissioner Shimek, seconded by Commissioner Cook, and passed unanimously.
The court reconvened in open session and, by motion recorded at about 10:01 a.m., authorized Sheriff Rick DeLeon to address the inmate medical emergency. The motion to authorize the sheriff was recorded as carried 5-0; the minutes state only that the authorization was given and do not provide additional detail about the medical condition or operational steps, consistent with the limited public disclosure allowed under the cited statute (Texas Government Code §551.045).
The minutes list the applicable statutory bases for the closed discussion; they do not disclose the substance of any confidential deliberations. The first and last references to this item appear in SEG 004 and SEG 005 of the minutes.
