HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES 07/29/2025 SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) —July 29, 2025
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Frank 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 29,
2025 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Charlotte Moses; Mayor Pro Tern Harold Doucet; Councilmembers
Doneane Beckcom, Thomas Kinlaw, III. and Donald Frank, Sr.; City Manager Ron
Burton; City Secretary Sherri Bellard; City Attorney Roxann Pais Cotroneo, and Sergeant
At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
Councilmembers Tiffany Hamilton Everfield was absent from the meeting.
Councilmember Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr. joined the meeting during closed session.
II. *CLOSED MEETING (EXECUTIVE MEETING)
Closed Meeting:
(1) Section 551.071 Of The Texas Open Meetings Act To Meet
With Its Attorney To Seek Legal Advice On A Matter In
Which The Duty Of The Attorney To The City Council Under
The Texas Disciplinary Rules Of Professional Conduct Of
The State Bar Of Texas Clearly Conflicts With The Texas
Open Meetings Act Relating To:
(a) Project Labrador
(b) Utility Easement Acquisition At 9th Avenue And
Procter Street
(2) Section 551.072 — Land
(a) Utility Easement Acquisition At 9th Avenue And
Procter Street
(3) Section 551.087 — To Discuss Economic Development
Negotiations
(a) Project Labrador
(4) Section 551.074 — Personnel
(a) The Evaluation Process For City Council Appointees
(i.e. City Manager, City Secretary And City Attorney).
(Requested By Mayor Moses)
The City Council recessed their meeting at 4:03 p.m. to meet in Executive Session to
consider the above-mentioned topics and reconvened their meeting at 5:21 p.m. with
the following members present: Mayor Moses; Mayor Pro Tern Doucet; Councilmembers
Lewis, Beckcom and Kinlaw; City Manager Burton; City Secretary Bellard; City Attorney
Pais Cotroneo and Sergeant At Arms Chief Duriso.
MOTION IN OPEN SESSION
Councilmember Kinlaw read the following motion into the record:
Motion To Authorize The Mayor To Sign And Enter Into A
Professional Services Contract In An Amount Not To Exceed
$5,000.00 With Kathy Londow To Facilitate And Act As The
1 Third-Party Administrator For The Performance Evaluations Of
The City Council — Appointed Positions In Conformity With The
City Of Port Arthur Charter And City Ordinances
Upon the motion of Councilmember Kinlaw, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Doucet and
carried, the above-mention motion was adopted.
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Mayor Pro Tern Doucet, seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 5:31 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 CHARLOTTE MOSES
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD TRMC
END OF SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) HELD July 29, 2025.
APPROVED:
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