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Council adopts administrative changes: city card issued, Brooke Jeffrey appointed acting city secretary; council debates back‑office access policy
Summary
Council approved issuance of a city credit/debit card to the acting city manager, appointed Brooke Jeffrey as acting city secretary, and discussed a policy restricting council access to interior office areas to protect confidential materials and reduce staff harassment.
The council adopted a resolution authorizing a city credit/debit card for acting city manager Carl Jones to facilitate immediate needs such as Texas Municipal League registration. Council also appointed Brooke Jeffrey as acting city secretary; Jeffrey outlined updates she has implemented to agenda‑submission and public information processes.
Council debated an access policy after staff reported employees had felt harassed when non‑staff entered back offices and requested more consistent procedures. City secretary Jeffrey and special counsel urged limits on unsupervised access to interior office areas to safeguard confidential records and to reduce legal risk; several councilmembers supported policy language restricting back‑office access to staff and escorted visitors.
