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Giddings council authorizes mayor, council member to negotiate city manager agreement
Summary
After private interviews under Texas Government Code § 551.074, the Giddings City Council on June 16 authorized Mayor Linda Pruitt and Council Member John Dowell to negotiate terms of an employment agreement with the selected City Manager candidate; the motion passed unanimously.
The Giddings City Council on June 16 moved to authorize Mayor Linda Pruitt and City Council Member John Dowell to negotiate an employment agreement with the council's chosen City Manager candidate after holding closed interviews.
The action followed an executive session conducted under Texas Government Code § 551.074, which permits closed deliberations on personnel matters. Mayor Pro-Tem Alan Casey reconvened the meeting at 5:23 p.m., and City Council Member Kevin Rinn made the motion to authorize negotiations; Jacob Janda seconded. The motion carried with five ayes and no nays: Casey, Pruitt, Janda, Muniz and Rinn.
The council's formal motion authorized the mayor and one council member to negotiate terms with the selected candidate or with an alternate if negotiations with the first choice proved unsuccessful. The minutes record that Interim City Manager Heather Garner was not present for the meeting. The minutes do not identify the candidate by name or disclose the terms under negotiation.
The meeting record contains a timing inconsistency: the header lists the special meeting as scheduled for 7:00 p.m., while the minutes record the call to order at 1:30 p.m., and the council's reconvening and vote are recorded at 5:23 p.m. and 5:24 p.m., respectively. The minutes were attested by City Secretary Andrea Ray.
No appointment or employment agreement was announced at the meeting; the council's action authorized the mayor and Council Member John Dowell to begin negotiations. Any subsequent appointment or finalized contract will require further council action or public disclosure as specified by city procedures.
