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Willow Park council removes police chief after executive session
Summary
Following executive session on litigation and personnel matters, the council voted to remove Police Chief Ray Lacy for lack of confidence and approved a two‑year contract extension for Municipal Judge Josh Derell.
After a closed executive session on pending litigation and personnel matters, the Willow Park City Council returned to open session on April 29 and voted to remove Police Chief Ray Lacy, citing "lack of confidence in his leadership"; the removal was effective immediately.
The motion to remove Chief Ray Lacy was made and seconded in open session and carried by council vote. The public record in the meeting transcript records the motion and its passage but does not include a roll‑call tally in the public portion of the meeting.
Separately, the council approved a two‑year contract renewal for Municipal Judge Josh Derell, increasing his monthly compensation from $1,500 to $1,550 for the contract term.
City officials did not provide additional public details about the basis for the chief’s removal in open session; the executive session items listed litigation involving the city and personnel matters including the police chief and municipal court judge. The council’s public actions record the personnel motions and the judge’s contract renewal; any other personnel or legal details remain confidential as permitted under Texas Government Code provisions governing executive session.
