Governance Meeting
Regular MeetingFrisco, TX · December 16, 2021
Minutes
GOVERNANCE MEETING
GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER
6101 FRISCO SQUARE BLVD.
FRISCO, TX 75034
4:00 PM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Brian Livingston called the meeting to order at 4:09 p.m. with a
full quorum of Committee Members present.
1. Roll Call.
Committee Chair Brian Livingston Present
Committee Member Bill Woodard Present
Committee Member John Keating Present
Representing Staff: Henry Hill, Deputy City Manager; Kristi Morrow, City Secretary;
Richard Abernathy, City Attorney.
CITIZEN INPUT
No one wished to speak during Citizen Input.
REGULAR AGENDA
2 Consider and act upon the approval of the August 17, 2021 Governance
Committee Meeting Minutes.
Committee Member John Keating moved to approve the August 17, 2021
Governance Committee Meeting Minutes. Committee Member Bill Woodard
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seconded the motion.
Passed
Vote: 3 – 0
For: Chairman Brian Livingston, Committee Member Bill
Woodard, Committee Member John Keating
Against: (None)
3 Discuss proposed amendments to code of ethics ordinance.
Discussion was led by City Attorney Richard Abernathy regarding the proposed
amendments to code of ethics ordinance (Exhibit A), which is now proposed to
be called the code of conduct ordinance. Committee members asked Mr.
Abernathy various questions regarding the new code of conduct ordinance.
Overall, committee members were in agreement with the proposed ordinance
but asked Mr. Abernathy to complete further changes noted throughout the
meeting and bring the updated policy back for further review at the next
Governance Committee meeting.
4 Discuss boards and commissions.
The Committee did not discuss this agenda item.
ADJOURN
Committee Member Bill Woodard moved to adjourn at 5:24 p.m. Committee
Member John Keating seconded the motion.
Passed
Vote: 3 – 0
For: Chairman Brian Livingston, Committee Member Bill
Woodard, Committee Member John Keating
Against: (None)
Approved this 8th day of February 2022.
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Brian Livingston, Committee Chair
ATTEST:
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Kristi Morrow, City Secretary
Please note these are preliminary results and are not official until approved at the next scheduled meeting.
Approved/signed minutes are available at https://agenda.friscotexas.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/.
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EXHIBIT A
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Agenda
GOVERNANCE MEETING
GEORGE A. PUREFOY MUNICIPAL CENTER
6101 FRISCO SQUARE BLVD
MCCALLUM RM, 4TH FLOOR
FRISCO, TX 75034
4:00 PM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021
A QUORUM OF THE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL MAY OR MAY NOT BE PRESENT
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
1 Roll Call
CITIZEN INPUT
REGULAR AGENDA
2 Consider and act upon the approval of the August 17, 2021 Governance
Committee Meeting Minutes.
3 Discuss proposed amendments to code of ethics ordinance.
4 Discuss boards and commissions.
ADJOURN
CERTIFICATION
Henry J. Hill, Deputy City Manager, certifies that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the outside bulletin
board, at the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center of the City of Frisco, Texas, a place convenient and readily
accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on the following date and time:
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By Monday, December 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM and remained so posted at least 72 hours before meeting was
convened.
If during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Governance Meeting should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of
the Governance Meeting or a consultation with the attorney for the City should be held or is required, then such closed or executive meeting or session
or consultation with attorney as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code § 551.001 et. seq., will be held by the
Governance Meeting at the date, hour and place given in this notice as the Governance Meeting may conveniently meet in such closed or executive
meeting or session or consult with the attorney for the City concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including,
but not limited to, the following sanctions and purposes:
Texas Government Code Section:
§ 551.071 – Private consultation with the attorney for the City.
§ 551.072 – Discussing purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
§ 551.074 – Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel.
§ 551.087 – Discussion regarding commercial or financial information that the Board has received from a business prospect or to
deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentives to a business prospect.
NOTICE
Pursuant to City of Frisco Ordinance Number 19-10-87, each member of the public wishing to address the Governance Meeting shall be
entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes, unless ten (10) or more members of the public are present to speak on a single agenda item,
in which case the Governance Meeting may by majority vote reduce the allotted time from five (5) minutes to three (3) minutes per
speaker to ensure that as many people as possible have an opportunity to speak, subject to the requirements of other law.
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
The George A. Purefoy Municipal Center is wheelchair accessible. Access to the building and special parking are available at the
primary north entrance facing Frisco Square Blvd. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need
auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or large print, are requested to
contact the City Secretary’s Office at least 48-hours prior to the meeting. Please e-mail your request to: CitySec@friscotexas.gov or
call (972) 292-5020. BRAILLE IS NOT AVAILABLE.
Date Removed: _____________________________ Removed By: ______________________________
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