Austin Officials Announce Closed Meeting
- Austin officials convened a brief, special meeting for a single purpose.
- The entire open session was dedicated to announcing the council's immediate move into a closed, executive session.
- This private meeting was authorized by specific Texas statutes, indicating discussions on sensitive topics such as legal, property, or personnel matters.
- Any final decisions resulting from the confidential executive session were to be publicly announced in a subsequent open meeting.
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=C1TY OF AUSTIN. TEXAS: MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Called Council Meeting October 03, 1979 First Floor Conference Room Municipal Building 4:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order with Mayor McClellan presiding. Roll Call: Present: Mayor McClellan, Mayor Pro Tern Himmelblau, Councilmembers Cooke, Mullen, Snell, Trevino Absent: Councilmember Goodman Mayor McClellan opened the meeting scheduled for 4:00 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)s (f) and (g) of Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated. APPROVE Mayor ATTEST: 4 City Clerk