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          [I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
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          AND WE ARE READY, RIGHT? YES. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          WE ARE GATHERED HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF FORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, HERE AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF OUR CITY HALL FOR OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. 
          THIS MEETING WAS TO BEGIN AT 2:00 PM HOWEVER, A QUORUM WAS NOT PRESENT. 
          THEREFORE, WE COULD NOT BEGIN THE MEETING BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE A QUORUM OR ENOUGH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT AT THAT TIME TO ACTUALLY BEGIN THE MEETING. 
          HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE FOUR MEMBERS HERE, WHICH IS, UH, CONSTITUTES A QUORUM, AND WE CAN BEGIN A MEETING OF THIS AUGUST BODY. 
          NOW, WITH THAT IN MIND, AND WE ARE IN THE LOCATIONS THAT I HAVE MENTIONED, UH, YOU MAY ATTEND THIS MEETING VIA TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO CONFERENCE MEDIUMS, HOWEVER YOU MUST FIRST DIAL 8 7 7 8 5 3 8. 
          I MEAN 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9. 
          YOU WOULD ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 8 4 1 4 9 6 4 6 2 9 1, AND THE PASSCODE OF 5 1 8 6 7, AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING. 
          WE ARE ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT HERE IN THE CITY OF FORT ARTHUR, AND WE WILL PROVIDE FOR YOU REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IF THEY ARE REQUESTED I EVER, THAT REQUEST MUST 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 INFORMING HER STAFF OF YOUR REQUEST OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, AND THEY WOULD DO ALL WITHIN THEIR POWERS TO PROVIDE THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR YOU. 
          WITH THOSE PRELIMINARIES HAVING BEEN DONE, WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION, A PLEDGE, AND A ROLL CALL. 
          CONSTABLE MERRIFIELD, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO GIVE US A, UH, AN INVOCATION, PLEASE, FATHER GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH, FATHER GOD, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BLESSING US TODAY. 
          I PRAY THAT YOU WILL HUMBLE OUR HEARTS AND OPEN OUR MINDS TO HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS IN DECENCY AND IN ORDER. 
          PLEASE HAVE GRACE AND MERCY UPON US, GOD, AS WE HANDLE THIS BUSINESS TODAY. 
          IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. 
          AMEN. 
          PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND JUDE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE IN OUR OPENING. 
          WE'LL NOW BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL CITY SECRETARY MAYOR BARTEE. 
          PRESENT MAYOR PRO, TIM BECKHAM. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER ETT HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KEN LAW COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, YOU HAVE A CO MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU SO KINDLY. 
          UM, 
          [II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION)]
WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR. 
          AND PRIOR TO GOING INTO THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION, I AM REQUIRED BY LAW TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 5, 1 POINT. 
          UH, OKAY, I WAS READING WHAT WAS ON THE SCREEN. 
          OKAY, 5 5 1 0.10, ONE OF THE, UH, CHAPTER OF 5 5 1, OPEN MEETING LAW OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMALLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH 17, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT. 
          AND IT STATES THAT PRIOR YOU GOING PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE MEETING, I WOULD OR MUST MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, AND THAT WOULD BE THAT IN THE CLOSED SESSION WE WILL DISCUSS SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. 
          AND IN THAT SECTION WE WILL DELIBERATE AND DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, 
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ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW LEGAL ADVICE OR CONSULTATION FROM THE PRESENT INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING POTENTIAL AND OR PENDING CLAIMS, LITIGATIONS AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. 
          WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS. 
          ALSO SECTION 5.1, 0.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURPOSE, UH, PURCHASE RATHER EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF PORT ARTHUR AND EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND EVALUATION OF THE CITY SECRETARY AND BE THERE ANY ACTION THAT WOULD BE TAKEN ON AN ITEM THAT WE WOULD'VE TO DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED SESSION. 
          WE WOULD TAKE THAT ACTION IN OPEN SESSION WHEN WE RETURN HERE TO COUNCIL CHAMBER. 
          SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO INTO, UH, WE WILL RECESS AND GO INTO OUR, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          YES. 
          OH, WAIT, HOLD ON. 
          WAIT A MINUTE. 
          COUNCILMAN, GO AHEAD. 
          YES, I, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, NOT DISCUSS ONE AND FIVE. 
          UH, ONE IS WITH THE ATTORNEY AND UH, WE HAVE, UH, TWO MEMBERS ALL IF WE MAKE ONE TO HOLD THAT OFF TILL WE ALL ARE PRESENT, UH, FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW ATTORNEY, CITY ATTORNEY. 
          AND, UH, NUMBER FIVE BEING THE RESPONSIBILITY AND EVALUATION OF CITY SECRETARY. 
          WE PROBABLY TRY TO HOLD THAT ONE. 
          MOST OF US ARE HERE. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S AS FAR A MOTION. 
          WE NEED A SECOND. 
          I'LL SECOND. 
          IT'S BEEN MOVED. 
          AND SECOND, THEN WE WILL REMOVE NUMBERS ONE AND FIVE FROM THE ALPHA STATED AGENDA. 
          UM, BUT IF A QUESTION ON ANY QUESTION, I'M SORRY. 
          CITY SECRETARY OF MY APPARATUS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SO, OKAY. 
          SO MAYBE THEY CAN WORK ON IT WHILE WE ARE GONE. 
          UH, ALL IN FAVOR A AYE, ANY OPPOSES? AYE AB ARE THOSE, UH, ITEMS ARE REMOVED AND SO WE ONLY DISCUSS ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT SIR. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. 
          WE ARE ABOUT READY TO RECONVENE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          YOU ALL HERE WE'RE RECONVENING FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE REESTABLISH MAYOR TI PRESENT? MAYOR PRO. 
          TIM BECKHAM. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER DOUCETTE. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KINLAW. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          FRANK, YOU HAVE A QUO. 
          MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU SO KINDLY. 
          AND WE WERE IN THE COUNCIL, CH COUNCIL, UH, BOARDROOM. 
          I, I WOULD CALL IT. 
          AND UH, WE WENT OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION ATTORNEY. 
          WE HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS COMING OUT OF THERE? OKAY. 
          THERE AREN'T ANY. 
          SO AT THIS JUNCTURE WE WILL ACTUALLY, UH, ARE IN A POSITION TO ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT BEGAN AT ABOUT, UH, 4:10 PM ON TODAY. 
          AND, UH, WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE PROCESS OF MOVING INTO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS. 
          SO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS NOW ENDED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, WE ARE READY. 
          UH, JUST A FEW MOMENTS AND THE ELECTRONICS WILL CHANGE OVER.
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