Urgent Meeting: Austin Judicial Appointment
- Austin leaders convened a special "emergency" meeting, primarily to address a single key item.
- The meeting included a brief closed-door session for confidential deliberations, lasting about 15 minutes.
- J. David Phillips was publicly appointed as an Associate Municipal Court Judge, filling an unexpired term.
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=CITY OF AUSTIN. TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Called Council Meeting October 08, 1979 5:00 P.M. First Floor Conference Room Municipal Building The meeting was called to order with Mayor McClellan presiding. Roll Call: Present: Mayor McClellan, Mayor Pro Tern Himmelblau, Councilmembers Cooke, Mullen, Snell, Goodman Absent: Councilmember Trevino Mayor McClellan opened the Emergency Special Called Council Meeting scheduled for 5:00 P.M., stating that this was a 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. MUNICIPAL JUDGE APPOINTMENT The Council reconvened in open session at 5:15 P.M. =CITY OF AUSTIN. TEXAS, Motion Councilmember Cooke moved that the Council appoint J.David Phillips as Associate Judge, Municipal Court, for a term expiring January, 1980. (Filling unexpired two year term of Judge Schreiber) The motion, seconded by Councilmember Mullen, carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor McClellan, Mayor Pro Tern Himmelblau, Councilmembers Goodman, Mullen, Cooke, Snell Noes: None Absent: Councilmember Trevino ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned its meeting at 5:20 P.M. APPROVED ' Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk