HomeMy WebLinkAbout(02) 06/04/2024 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) —June 4, 2024
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Hamilton Everfield 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, June 4,
2024 at 4:08 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Thurman Bill Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Doneane Beckcom;
Councilmembers Willie "Bae" Lewis, Tiffany Hamilton Everfield and Harold Doucet; City
Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Kelly Moore; City Attorney Valecia R. Tizeno and
Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
Councilmembers Thomas Kinlaw, III. and Donald Frank, Sr. were absent from the
meeting.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING)
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.074 Government Code — To Deliberate And
Discuss The Appointment Of A City Attorney For The City Of
Port Arthur
(2) Section 551.071 Government Code — To Discuss And
Receive Legal Advice Or Consultation From The City
Attorney Regarding Potential And/Or Pending Claims,
Contracts, Litigation And Other Legal Matters Involving The
City Of Port Arthur
(3) Section 551.087 Government Code — To Discuss Economic
Incentives For Commercial, Residential, And/Or Industrial
Business Prospects
(4) Section 551.072 Government Code — To Discuss Or
Deliberate The Purchase, Exchange, Lease, Or Value Of
Real Property Within The Corporate Limits Of Port Arthur
And/Or Extraterritorial Jurisdiction/Industrial District
(5) Section 551.074 Government Code —To Discuss The Duties,
Responsibilities, and Evaluation Of The City Secretary
Upon the motion of Councilmember Doucet, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Beckcom
Items (1) and (5) were removed from the Closed Meeting agenda,
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:16 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 5:50 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Beckcom;
Councilmembers Lewis, Hamilton Everfield and Doucet; 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 5:51 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 June 4, 2024.
APPROVED: June 18, 2024.
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