Council approves resolution opposing Hays Central Appraisal District property acquisition

After recessing into executive session for attorney consultation, the council returned to open session and approved a resolution disapproving the Hays Central Appraisal District's proposed acquisition of real property.

A motion to return item 3 to open session and take action was made by Council member and seconded; Council member then moved approval of the resolution “that disapproves of the Hays Central Appraisal District's proposed acquisition of real property and direct staff to prepare a letter to accompany that and forward that onto all the taxing entities in Hays County as discussed in executive session.” The motion was seconded by Council member and carried on a voice vote, with the chair calling the vote in favor.

The council first entered closed session under Section 551.071 for consultation with the city attorney. Staff had earlier requested the executive session motion: “May I make a motion that we go into executive session under item number 3 pursuant to 551.071, consultation with attorney,” and the council recessed at about 06:23. The council returned and handled the resolution in open session; no individual roll-call vote tally was recorded in the transcript and the clerk announced the motion carried on a voice vote.

The resolution directs staff to prepare and send a letter to the county’s taxing entities expressing the council’s disapproval of the proposed acquisition. The council did not read the full text of the resolution into the record on the transcript; staff and council members indicated the matter had been discussed in the closed session preceding the vote.