Needville ISD board holds special meeting, enters closed session and adjourns

Board President Chris Janicek called a special meeting of the Needville ISD Board of Trustees to order on May 18, 2026, at 5:59 p.m. in the Needville ISD boardroom and confirmed a quorum and legal posting under the Texas Open Meetings Act. He said, "Let the record show that a quorum of the Needville ISD Board members is present, and that this meeting has been posted in accordance with Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551." Vice President Kim Janke led an opening prayer followed by the recitation of the U.S. and Texas pledges.

The meeting minutes record that the board entered an executive session at 6:01 p.m. and adjourned that closed session at 7:21 p.m.; the public minutes do not list the subject matter discussed in the closed session. The board reconvened in open session at 7:22 p.m. and took a single recorded formal action before adjourning. A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee John West and seconded by Trustee Chase Raska; the minutes record the vote as Ayes 7, Nays 0, Other 0.

The minutes list the trustees present as Chris Janicek, Chase Raska, Scott Valchar, Tim Sbrusch, Kim Janke, Chantz Klemstein and John West, along with Superintendent Dr. Paul Drake. The record establishes that a quorum was present for the special meeting. The minutes contain an agenda heading for "Citizen’s Communication" but do not record any public remarks or topics under that heading.

Because the minutes do not disclose the subject of the executive session, the public record here is limited to procedural items: meeting notice and start time, attendance, closed-session timing, reconvening and the unanimous adjournment vote. Under Texas law, certain topics (for example, personnel matters, pending litigation, or real estate negotiations) may be discussed in closed session; the minutes in this file do not specify which allowable topic the board discussed.