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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council, and City Manager
From: Mark Sokolow, City Attorney / v-"- ~~p/
Date: February 3, 2009
Subject: P. O. No. 5967; Council Meeting February 10, 2009
Attached is P. O. No. 5967 repealing Section 2-53 of the Code
of Ordinances as it pertains to Executive Sessions'.
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P. O. No. 5967
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ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 2-53 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES AS IT PERTAINS TO EXECUTIVE.
SESSIONS (REQUESTED BY MAYOR PRINCE)
WHEREAS, Section 2-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as enacted by
Ordinance No. 08-41, states the following:
"Sec. 2-53. Executive Session.
(a) That all executive sessions shall be recorded by the
city secretary, by a separate tape that will be kept in
a secured area wherein said tape is not available to
for inspection, except as denoted in V. T.C.A.,
Government Code §551.104.
(b) That the city council, by motion, shall have the
discretion, at any meeting, not to have a tape
recording of a particular portion or all of an
executive session and to have a certified agenda, or
otherwise comply with V.T.C.A., Government Code, ch.
551."
WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interests of the citizens to
repeal Section 2-53 of the Code of Ordinances as it pertains to
Executive Sessions.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY
OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble
are true and correct.
Section 2. That Section 2-53 of the Code of Ordinances
is herein repealed.
Section 3. That this being an Ordinance repealing an
Ordinance which does not carry a penalty, and does not require
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publication, it shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of ,,
A.D., 2009, at a Council Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor '
.City Council '
NOES:
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ATTEST:
MAYOR
ACTING CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CIT ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: ,
CITY MANAGER
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