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UH, GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON.IT'S NOW FOUR 11 AND WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR SPECIAL, UH, EXECUTIVE MEETING HERE FOR THE, UH, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
PORT ARTHUR, UM, CITY COUNCIL.
I, HOWEVER, A DIFFERENT DAY, JUNE 4TH, 2025, AND AT 4:11 PM WE ARE GOING TO CALL IT MEETING IN THE SESSION.
ALSO, IN THIS MEETING WE HAVE FOR YOU THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO CONFERENCE, UH, MEDIUMS. AND YOU WOULD FIRST DIAL 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.
YOU WOULD ENTER THE MEETING ID OF 8 9 5 7 9 9 9 4 0 8 9, AND THE PASS CODE OF 3 0 7 9 2 0 AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.
ALSO, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DIS AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACTS DURING OUR MEETINGS HERE.
AND IF THERE IS A NEED OR A REQUEST OR A NEED TO REQUEST SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, YOU WOULD ONLY NEED CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
HOWEVER, 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5, MAKE THAT REQUEST KNOWN TO HER STAFF AND THEY WILL DO ALL IN THEIR POWERS TO ACCOMMODATE YOU WITH YOUR SPECIAL REQUEST.
UH, WE, IF WE, IF YOU HAVE ELECTRONIC DEVICES, WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO SILENCE THEM.
AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE'RE GOING TO, UH,
[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
HAVE OUR NORMAL OPENING AND VOCATION PLEDGE AND ROLL CALL.UH, COUNCILMAN UH, LEWIS? YES, YOU, UH, WILL DO THE VACATION FOR US TODAY.
LET US, UH, RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.
IN UNISON, I HAVE PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANCE, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE IN OUR OPENING CITY SECRETARY.
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH A COURT? YES, SIR.
MAYOR BARTEE, PRESENT, MAYOR PRO, TIMM ETT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM.
[II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) ]
WE ARE IN OUR EXECUTIVE, WELL, WE ARE GETTING READY TO GO INTO THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT WE ARE HERE TODAY AT AT FOUR 14.I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT IN UH, ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0.101 OF, UH, THE CHAPTER 5 51 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW OF THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY ARTICLE NUMBER 62 52 DASH SECTION TWO, SUBSECTION EIGHT.
AND PRIOR TO GOING INTO THE MEETING MIGHT BE IN THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THIS AUGUST BODY.
I AM COMPELLED TO MAKE THIS FOLLOWING STATEMENT THAT IN OUR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION WE WILL COM WELL COVER SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND, AND THE MEETINGS ACT WITH, UH, OUR ATTORNEY TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE ON, UH, MATTERS THAT I WILL MENTION IN A FEW MOMENTS AND IN WHICH HER DUTIES, UH, AS ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO THIS COUNCIL UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACTS THAT RELATES TO THESE ITEMS. A STATE OF TEXAS VERSUS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
CAUSE NUMBER D ONE GN 25 DASH 0 0 1 2 8 5 IN THE 201ST DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS B KIRK THOMAS VERSUS
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CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, AND THE FLO ROBERTS CITY, UH, ACCIDENT NUMBER ONE DASH TWO THREE DASH CV DASH 2 82 IN THE EASTERN, UH, US EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AND C AN EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE AND EEOC COMPLAINT THAT WAS FILED BY GREGORY BENSON.AND THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND D.
WE WOULD DEAL WITH PROJECT CAROL CANNELL E WE WOULD DEAL WITH THE OUTSTANDING DEBT COLLECTION OF THE PORT ARTHUR POLICE CADET TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND F THE OUTSTANDING DEBT OWED TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR BY THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 25 55 JIMMY JOHNSON BOULEVARD HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
BE THERE A REASON FOR ANY ACTION ON ANY AND THE ABOVE, UH, STATED ITEMS. THE ACTION WILL BE HANDLED IN OPEN SESSION WHEN WE RETURN FROM THE, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE WE WILL DISCUSS THOSE MATTERS.
SO AT THIS TIME, AT 4:17 PM I WOULD CALL US TO RECESS NOW TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM AND WE WILL BEGIN OUR SPECIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE SHALL RETURN AT THE END OF THAT SESSION.
WOULD YOU PLEASE REESTABLISH? MAYOR BARTEE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER FIELD PRESENT.
FRANK, YOU HAVE A QUORUM MAYOR.
UH, WE ARE BACK IN SESSION, UH, OR AN OPEN SESSION FOR OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT BEGAN AT ABOUT FOUR 11.
UH, CITY ATTORNEY WOULD, WOULD THERE BE ANY ACTION ITEMS COMING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? ACTUALLY THE ACTION ITEM IS ACT ON YOUR OPEN SESSION AGENDA.
AND SO AT THIS POINT, NO SIR, YOU MAY CLOSE OUT THE CLOSED SESSION.
NO ANY BE THERE ANY OTHER, UH, BUSINESS FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WHAT I CAN DO AT THIS JUNCTURE AT 5:32 PM IS DECLARE THE, UH, MEETING THAT BEGAN AT FOUR 11.
UH, ACTUALLY ADJOINED AND THANK YOU SO KINDLY.
IF YOU GIVE US ABOUT A MINUTE, WE'RE GOING TO 2, 2 2 MINUTES.
SHE'S GONNA RECALIBRATE AND WE WILL BE READY TO BEGIN OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.