HomeMy WebLinkAbout(02) 04/09/2024 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) —April 9, 2024
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Ayor Bartle gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag.
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Special Session on April 9, 2024 at
4:06 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members present:
Mayor Thurman Bill Bartle; Councilmembers Willie "Bae" Lewis, Doneane Beckcom
Harold Doucet, 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.
Councilmember Thomas Kinlaw, III. joined the meeting at 4:16 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tern Tiffany Hamilton Everfield joined the meeting at 4:39 p.m.
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 Claims, Contracts, 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 — 735 Freeman Avenue and 1201 Grannis
Avenue
(3) Section 551.074 Government Code —To Discuss The Duties
And Responsibilities Of The City .Manager, City Secretary
and Municipal Court Judge (Requested By Councilmember
Kinlaw)
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:11 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 Tern Hamilton Everfield;
Councilmembers Lewis, Beckcom, Doucet, Kinlaw and Frank; City Manager Burton; City
Secretary Bellard; City Attorney Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING .
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 5:50 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 .
APPROVED: .
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