HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1) 07/05/2022 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) — July 5, 2022
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Marks gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag.
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Special Session on Tuesday, July 5,
2022 at 4:07 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Thurman Bill Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Ingrid Holmes; Councilmembers
Thomas Kinlaw, III, Kenneth Marks and Donald Frank, Sr.; City Manager Ron Burton;
City Secretary Kelly Moore; City Attorney Valecia R. Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Police
Chief Tim Duriso.
Councilmembers Cal Jones and Charlotte Moses joined the Special Meeting during
closed session.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING)
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss And Receive Legal
Advice From The City Attorney Regarding Potential And/Or Pending
Litigation And Other Legal Matters Involving The City Of Port Arthur
(2) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or Deliberate The
Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of Real Property Within The
City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)/Industrial District
(3) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Economic
Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial Business
Prospects
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:12 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 5:49 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tem Holmes; Councilmembers
Jones, Kinlaw, Marks, Moses and Frank; City Manager Burton; City Secretary Bellard;
City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso.
MOTIONS IN OPEN SESSION
The City Secretary read the following motion into the record:
Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Settlement
Agreement As It Pertains To EEOC Charge Number 460-2022-
01295 In A Manner To Be Approved By The City Attorney
Upon the motion of Councilmember Jones, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Holmes and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bar-tie; Mayor Pro Tern Holmes; Councilmembers Jones, Kinlaw,
Marks, Moses and Frank.
Voting No: None.
The City Secretary read the following motion into the record:
Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Settlement
Agreement As It Pertains To EEOC Charge Number 460-2020-
02306 In A Manner To Be Approved By The City Attorney
Upon the motion of Councilmember Frank, seconded by Councilmember Moses and
carried, the above-mentioned motion was adopted.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tem Holmes; Councilmembers Jones, Kinlaw,
Marks, Moses and Frank.
Voting No: None.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Marks, seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:53 p.m.
An audio-tape of this meeting is on file in the office of the City Secretary and is made a
part of the official minutes of this meeting.
MAYOR THURMAN "BILL" BARTIE
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) HELD July 5, 2022.
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