Health and Human Services Committee Meeting Transcript – 11/27/2017 Title: ATXN 24/7 Recording Channel: 6 - ATXN Recorded On: 11/27/2017 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 11/27/2017 Transcript Generated by SnapStream ================================== [1:04:35 PM] >> Today is November 27, 2017 Health and Human Services Committee Meeting. The Committee will now go into closed session to take up item: 2 Discuss candidates for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center Local Government Corporation, and interview identified candidates. Is there any objection to going into executive session on the item announced? Hearing none, the committee will now go into executive session. [3:40:44 PM] >> Houston: We are out of closed session. In closed session we took up personnel matters related to item number 2, the discussion and appointment of -- to the board of directors of austin-travis county sobering center, local government corporation. We interviewed five candidates, and all of them were excellent. All of them had great experience and passion for the work and I want to thank all of them for putting in the time and for interviewing with us for this position. Is there a motion? >> Tovo: Chair, I would like to recommend that we move to the full city council the nomination of Reginald Smith to the sobering center local regional government corporation and I would echo your comments that we had an extremely strong slate of the candidates who stepped forward for consideration. >> Houston: Councilmember Garza seconds that motion. All those in favor say aye? Opposed? The motion carries and we will make a recommendation to the full council for Mr. Reginald Smith. That ends our conversation for today. This meeting stands adjourned.