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RECORDING IN PROGRESS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING. TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2026 4:00 PM. AND YOU MAY JOIN US IN THIS MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE, TELEPHONIC AND OR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE. YOU MAY DO SO BY CALLING 877853524 7 OR 8 887880099. ONCE YOU DIAL THOSE NUMBERS, YOU MAY PUT IN OUR MEETING ID 86326382398 AND THE PASSCODE OF 157594. YOU MAY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
YOU CAN DO SO BY CALLING OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE AT (409) 983-8115. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR AGENDA. WE WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TODAY FOR THEIR FIRST MEETING. WE THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW MEETING. AND AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE MUTE YOUR CELL PHONES. IF YOU DON'T MIND. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION, OUR PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL. WE'RE GOING TO ASK COUNCILMEMBER KINLAW TO LEAD US IN PRAYER, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR ROLL CALL. YES, MADAM MAYOR, WILL YOU BOW WITH ME? OH, HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY.
THANK YOU FOR THESE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THIS GREAT CITY. THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT WE WOULD DO YOUR BUSINESS ALWAYS IN YOUR NAME. WE ASK ALL THESE PRAYERS IN JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. AMEN, AMEN. 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. CITY SECRETARY, YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE.
HEAR HERE. COUNCIL. HERE, HERE. COUNCIL OF OPINION. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER. JASON. HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CITY SECRETARY. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
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TO GO INTO OUR CLOSURE EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING. THE COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 5551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE NUMBER ONE, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE. ITS INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE. JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL CONTRACT NUMBER THREE, SECTION 551071 LEGAL ADVICE A CONTRACT FOR THE STUDY THE DESIGN, PERMIT, CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A FACILITY THAT RECEIVE WASTE THAT IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE CURRENT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR'S LANDFILL PERMIT REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK AND SECOND NUMBER FOUR, SECTION 551074 PERSONNEL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ITEMS WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR. SAY I ANY KNOWS THE AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO WE'RE STIL.READY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WE WE ARE BACK FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE TARDINESS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK. WE HAVE NO BUSINESS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE OUT EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, ANY QUESTIONS.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY I, I THE AYES HAVE IT. WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:46 P.M.
ALRIGHT, WE LET ME KNOW WHEN WE SW
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