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Council appoints Jim R. Winkelman as city manager
Summary
After an executive session held under Texas Government Code section 551.074, the council voted to appoint Jim R. Winkelman as city manager effective Aug. 3, 2026; the transcript’s stated salary is garbled and is not specified.
The council voted to appoint Jim R. Winkelman as city manager, effective Aug. 3, 2026, following a closed executive session held under Texas Government Code section 551.074 to deliberate appointments and candidate interviews.
Mayor Jason Knight presided over the special meeting and the reconvened open session. A council member moved to appoint Jim R. Winkelman to the position of city manager; another council member seconded the motion. The motion included a salary figure that is garbled in the transcript and therefore not specified in this report. The mayor called for the vote, vocal responses of “Aye” were recorded, and the mayor declared the motion carried.
The council announced the session had been held under Texas Government Code section 551.074, which allows deliberation about the appointment, evaluation and duties of public officers. The transcript records the meeting moving into executive session at 6:32 p.m. and reconvening at 10:17 p.m. No additional details from the executive session were disclosed in the open record.
The mayor then stated that no further action would be taken and adjourned the meeting. The appointment is scheduled to begin Aug. 3, 2026; the hire’s start date is noted in the motion as recorded in the transcript.
Clarifying details: the transcript’s salary amount for the position is not clearly transcribed; this article does not report a specific dollar figure because the audio text is garbled on that point.
