City Hall Goes Behind Closed Doors
- Austin officials held a special meeting solely to announce an immediate shift to a private, "executive session."
- The closed-door session was legally authorized under specific Texas statutes for confidential deliberations.
- No public hearings or policy decisions were made during this public portion of the meeting.
- Any final actions or votes resulting from the executive session were to be made public in a later open session.
Full Transcript
) CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Meeting December 12, 1974 12:00 NOON Conference Room 301 West Second Street 1402 The meeting was called to order with Mayor Butler presiding. Roll Call: Present: Councilmen Binder, Dryden, Friedman, Handcox, Lebermann, Mayor Butler, Mayor Pro Tem Love Absent: None Mayor Butler announced that this was a Special. Called Meeting of the City Council for the purpose of publicly announcing that during the Meeting it will convene in a Closed or Executive Session authorized by Section 2, Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and after such closed or executive session, any final action, decision, or vote with regard to any matter considered in the closed or executive session would be made in open session, should such action, decision, or vote be necessary. Mayor Butler announced that the Council would go into Executive Session at this time to consider the items authorized in Section 2, Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of Article 6252-17. Bl APPROVED Mayor ATTEST: Grace Grace MonivŠµ City Clerk