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Houston council votes to end closed session, set reconvening for 8 p.m.
Summary
The Houston City Council voted during a closed special session May 27, 2025, to adjourn the closed meeting and reconvene in open session at 8:00 p.m.; the minutes record the motion and a tally of six yes votes and two absences.
The Houston City Council voted during a closed special session on May 27, 2025, to adjourn that closed meeting and reconvene in open session at 8:00 p.m., according to the minutes.
Mayor Samuel Kelley opened the closed special session at 4:07 p.m. and announced those present and absent, establishing a quorum for the meeting. Present were Mayor Samuel Kelley; Alderman Fred Stottlemyre; Alderwoman Sheila Walker; Alderwoman Kimberly Bittle; Alderman Don Romines; and City Administrator Lloyd Wells. Absent were Alderman Adam Vandiver and Alderwoman Ann Tottingham.
The minutes record that "the motion was made by Alderman Romines and seconded by Alderwomen Walker to adjourn closed special session and go back into open special session at 8:00 p.m. Motion carried with six yes votes." Alderman Don Romines is identified in the minutes as the mover and Alderwoman Sheila Walker as the seconder.
The minutes show 'aye' marks for Alderman Fred Stottlemyre, Alderwoman Sheila Walker, Alderwoman Kimberly Bittle and Alderman Don Romines and list Alderman Adam Vandiver and Alderwoman Ann Tottingham as not present. The record states the motion carried with six yes votes but does not name every individual who cast an affirmative vote; the minutes therefore provide a total tally but do not fully itemize every yes vote by name.
The minutes page includes an attestation: it lists "Minutes Taken By Samuel" in the record and is signed "Samuel L. Kelley R. Kelley Mayor of Houston, Missouri" and "Attest: Barbara Rodges Barbara Rodgers, City Clerk." The minutes, as recorded, thus identify the mayor and the city clerk in the attestation but do not clarify the full roll-call detail for each of the six affirmative votes in the tally.
The motion set the council to return to open session at 8:00 p.m.; the minutes do not provide further debate or substance from the closed session itself. The record contains no references to ordinances, resolutions, or other agenda items in the closed session minutes.
