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Austin Leaders Hold Special Private Meeting

Thursday, April 19, 1979 special called
  • Special Meeting for Closed Session:

    Austin's city leaders convened a special meeting solely to announce their immediate transition into a closed-door executive session.
  • Legal Basis for Private Talks:

    This private session was authorized under specific Texas statutes, allowing for confidential deliberations on certain topics away from public view.
  • Future Public Decisions:

    Any final decisions or votes resulting from the executive session were explicitly stated to be made public in an open session, if required.

Full Transcript

=CITY OF AUSTIN. TEXAS= MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Called Council Meeting April 19, 1979 5:00 P.M. Council Chambers 301 West Second Street The meeting was called to order with Mayor McClellan presiding. Roll Call: Present: Mayor McClellan, Mayor Pro Tern Goodman, Councilmembers Cooke, Himmelblau, Mullen, Trevino , Snell Absent: None Mayor McClellan opened the meeting scheduled for 5:00 P.M., stating that this was a Special Called 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 .__ v. ^" v ~ " M a y o r ATTEST: City Clerk