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IN PROGRESS.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
GATHERED HERE IN THE, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE AT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR A CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING ON TODAY, MONDAY THE 28TH OF APRIL 2, 20 25, AND IT IS AGAIN NOW 3:05 PM AND, UH, IN THIS MEETING, YOU MAY ATTEND THIS MEETING VIA, UH, TELEPHONIC AND VIDEO CONFERENCE MEDIUMS. ARE YOU EVER, YOU WOULD FIRST DIAL 8 9 5 6 3 0, NO, EXCUSE ME, YOU ARE DIAL 8 7 7 8 5 3 52 47 AND 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9, AND YOU WOULD ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 8 9 5 6 3 0 6 8 3 6 4, AND, UH, THE PASS CODE OF 1 7 5 7 7 3 AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND PARTICIPATE ALSO IN THIS MEETING.WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
HOWEVER, YOU WOULD NEED TO CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING TO, UH, LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOUR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE OR YOUR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUEST, AND THEY WILL DO ALL WITHIN THEIR POWER TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT SPECIAL REQUEST.
AND THAT NUMBER IS 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
IF YOU HAVE, UH, MOBILE DEVICES OR ANY, UH, AI AND YOU HEAR IN THE CHAMBERS, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD SILENCE THOSE OR MUTE THOSE DEVICES.
UH, WE'LL BEGIN IN OUR NORMAL FASHION WITH THE INVOCATION OF PLEDGE AND THE ROLL CALL.
COUNCILMAN KEN LAW, WOULD YOU, UH, DO THE, UH, INVOCATION FOR US, PLEASE? OKAY.
MAYOR, WILL YOU STAND, PLEASE? OH HEAVEN.
FATHER, ONCE AGAIN, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING.
WE ASK FOR THE BLESSINGS OF THIS MEETING THAT WE'RE GONNA CONDUCT BUSINESS IN YOUR FASHION.
WE ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO BLESS THE WORKERS OF THIS GOVERNMENT, THIS, THIS WORLD.
WE ASK YOU TO ALSO SPECIAL BLESSINGS FOR THE FAMILIES THAT'S OUT THERE.
UH, IN JESUS' NAME, I PRAY YOUR HOLY NAME.
LET'S RECITE THE, UH, PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE 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 OPENING CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ESTABLISH A COURT PRESENT? SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PROTE BECKHAM.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER ETT.
WE ARE GATHERED HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UH, PREPARING
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ]
FOR A SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE CLOSED MEETING OR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.WE, UH, WANT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, WITH WHAT IS REQUIRED IN SECTION, UH, 5 5 1 0.101 OF CHAPTER 5 5 1 OPEN MEETINGS LAWS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY ARTICLE 62 52 DASH 17, SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT.
AND THAT STATES THAT PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE MEETING MIGHT BE IN THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THIS GREAT AUGUST, AUGUST BODY.
I SHOULD MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE IN THE CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL.
AND IN THIS DISCUSSION, TO BE MORE SUCCINCT, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND EVALUATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND THE CITY SECRETARY.
AND THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY MAYOR BARCHI.
AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE WILL RETIRE TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR AND BEGIN OUR, UH, DELIBERATIONS AND IF THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR, UH, ACTION ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS THAT IF WE WOULD RETURN AND WRITE CITY ATTORNEY, I WAS JUST LOOKING AT YOU.
BE SURE I NEEDED TO SAY THAT AS WELL.
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IS SHE READY TO SEE THE SECRETARY? YES, SIR.BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR HER TALK,
OH, WE DON'T, WE DON'T CAUSE IT.
UH, SEE THE SECRETARY, WE ARE BACK FROM OUR CLOSED, UH, SESSION AND WE ARE NOW READY TO ACTUALLY ADJOIN.
SO CAN YOU SET UP, UH, ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR ME, PLEASE BEFORE WE DO THAT? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER DSET HERE.
FRANK, YOU HAVE A COURT MAYOR.
SO, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS COMING OUT OF THE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AM I CORRECT? IF YOU HAVE NO ACTION ITEMS, SIR, THEN YOU MAY ADJOURN.
SO AT THIS, UH, JUNCTION, I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING OF THIS GREAT AUGUST BODY ADJOURNED AND WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON MAY 12TH, MONDAY, MAY 12TH.
THIS WILL BE THE MONDAY FOLLOWING OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 6TH.
WE HAVE AN EVENING MEETING ON MAY 6TH AT FIVE 30 WITH EXECUTIVE SESSION BEGINNING AT, AT FOUR, I BELIEVE.
AND WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING SESSION, CLOSED SESSION ON MONDAY MORNING, MAY 12TH AT 10:00 AM OKAY.
SO THAT'S FOR EVERYONE, AND IF ANYTHING CHANGES, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.