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Howe council convenes into executive session under Texas Government Code
Summary
The council announced it would hold a closed executive session at 6:04 PM under multiple Texas Government Code provisions permitting attorney consultation, real property deliberation, economic development negotiations, and personnel matters.
At the Aug. 27 special session, the presiding official announced the Howe City Council would convene in closed executive session under the Texas Open Meetings Act, citing specific statutory authorities for attorney consultation and deliberations on real property, economic development negotiations and personnel matters.
"The city council will convene into closed session, pursuant to the provisions of the open meetings act... as authorized by the Texas government code 551.071," the presiding official read aloud, also referencing sections 551.072, 551.087 and 551.074 as applicable to the nights anticipated discussions.
The official recorded the council entering executive session at 6:04 PM. The transcript lists the topics slated for closed discussion as personnel procedures and policies, the city administrator position and CCN matters; no votes or public decisions on those items were recorded in the open portions of the meeting.
The council returned to open session at 7:57 PM and adjourned the special session the same evening.
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