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Commission votes to enter executive session for legal advice, then adjourns orientation
Summary
Commissioners voted to enter a closed executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 for legal advice and later reconvened only to adjourn; the motion to enter executive session and the adjournment were both moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
At the start of the orientation staff recommended the commission move into a closed executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 to receive legal advice. A commissioner asked for the motion and it was moved and seconded; commissioners voted in favor to enter the session. Transcript participants cited the state code section by number when framing the motion: “So I would just recommend, commissioner Pearson, if you would just entertain a motion to go into closed executive session… into 551.071 of the Texas government code to receive legal advice,” a speaker said.
After the staff presentations and a brief question period, a commissioner moved to adjourn the orientation. The motion was seconded and commissioners voted 'aye' and the meeting was adjourned. No additional formal actions or votes on policy items were taken during the public orientation portion of the meeting.
