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OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
AND WE ARE HERE AT, UH, 3:56 PM ON TODAY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2024.HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, FOR A SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING.
UH, THAT'S BEEN SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
WE SHOULD HAVE BEGUN AT THREE 30.
HOWEVER, THERE WERE A FEW SITUATIONS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY CAUSED US TO BEGIN ABOUT, UH, A FEW MINUTES, UH, AFTER THAT.
AND, UH, YOU MAY ATTEND THIS MEETING IN PERSON OR YOU MAY USE THE MEDIUMS OF, UH, TELEPHONIC, UH, VIDEO CONFERENCING TO, UH, ATTEND THE MEETING AND PARTICIPATE HOWEVER YOU MUST FIRST DIAL 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9, AND YOU WOULD ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 8 5 6 5 8 9 4 3 7 6 4, AND THE PASSCODE OF 4 4 4 8 0 1.
AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING AND ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
AND HERE AT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, WE WILL PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS.
HOWEVER, THE REQUEST HAS TO BE MADE 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY CALLING THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
AND THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE WOULD DO ALL WITHIN ITS POWER TO ACCOMMODATE YOU WITH YOUR REQUEST.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE NOW AN INVOCATION, AND THEN WE WILL, UH, HAVE THE PLEDGE AND THE ROLL CALL.
IF YOU DON'T MIND STANDING WITH ME AND I'LL DO INVOCATION AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.
FATHER, GOD IS IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT WE APPROACH YOU A THRONE OF GRACE AND MERCY AT IS OUR DEAR GOD, WITH THANKFUL HEARTS.
WE ASK, DEAR GOD, THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO HANDLE THE BUSINESS OF THIS CITY IN THE MANNER AND ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
DEAR GOD, YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD GOD.
YOU ARE AN EVERLASTING FRIEND.
YOU ARE OUR HOPE FOR TOMORROW AND FATHERS, DEAR GOD, YOU ARE WORTHY TO BE PRAISED.
AND WE ASK FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE IN THIS ASSEMBLAGE.
THESE THINGS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
FORSAKE, WE DO PRAY A MAN, AND THANK GOD, LET US REPEAT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IN UNISON, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE IN OUR FORMAL OPENING.
CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUO? MAYOR VART, PRESENT, MAYOR PRO TIMM HAMILTON, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEN LAW COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK HERE.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ]
GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, HOWEVER, BEING THE, UH, PRESIDER OF THIS MEETING AND TO BE AND TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE, WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 5 1 0.101 OF CHAPTER 5 51 OPEN MEETINGS, LAW OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, FORMERLY THE ARTICLE 62 52 DASH 17 SECTION TWO SUBSECTION A, THAT PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE MEETING, I MUST MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN THE CLOSE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WILL BE HELD WHEN WE RETIRE FROM THE CHAMBERS, WE WILL DISCUSS SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE AND DISCUSS AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING POTENTIAL AND OR PENDING CLAIMS, CONTRACT LITIGATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS REGARDING AMBULANCE SERVICES.AND ALSO WE WILL COVER UP SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT DUTIES AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY AND WITH THERE SHOULD THERE BE ANY ITEMS THAT WOULD REQUIRE ACTION.
WHEN WE RETURN SHORTLY, WE WILL DISCUSS AND VOTE OPENLY ON THOSE ACTIONS ITEMS, BE THERE ANY FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO IF YOU WILL, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL RETIRE TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM DOWN ON THE FOURTH FLOOR AND BEGIN THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING.
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ACTUALLY.AND WHAT, WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO IS CITY SECRETARY, YOU'RE GOING TO REESTABLISH.
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, YOU HAVE A COURT MAYOR.
AND AGAIN, WE ARE RETURNING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE ARE NOW BACK IN THE CHAMBERS HERE ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2024 AND WE WILL END THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ATTORNEY.
THERE ARE NO, UH, ACTION ITEMS. OKAY.
COUNCILMAN DOUCETTE, MAY I GET SUB MOVED? SECOND.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD END OR TERMINATE THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING, WHICH BEGAN AT FOUR AT, UH, THREE 40 OR THREE 50, UH, UH, A LITTLE EARLIER.
I FORGOT TO ASK FOR QUESTIONS, BUT I DON'T THINK ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ITEMS. ALL, UH, ANY OPPOSES AS AFTER WAS ORDERED.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NOW ENDED AT 4:52 PM AND NOW WE NEED YES, SIR.