Emergency Session: Austin Confidential
- A special emergency meeting was urgently convened by Austin's leadership.
- The sole purpose of the public meeting was to announce the immediate move into a closed-door "executive session."
- This private session was authorized by Texas law for discussing confidential matters, such as legal issues or personnel decisions.
- Leaders pledged that any final decisions or votes from the executive session would be publicly announced in a subsequent open meeting.
Full Transcript
sClTY OF AUSTIN. TEXAS: MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Emergency Council Meeting December 08, 1977 9:30 A.M. Council Chambers 301 West Second Street The meeting was called to order with Mayor McClellan presiding. Boll Call: Present: Mayor McClellan, Councllmembers Cooke, Goodman, Mayor Pro Tern Himmelblau, Councilmembers Mullen, Snell Absent: Councilmember Trevino Mayor McClellan opened the meeting scheduled for 9:30 a.m., stating that this was a Special Emergency Meeting of the City Council for the purpose of publicly announcing that 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 McClellan 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, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated. APPROVE Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk