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City Council Special Meeting

Special Meeting

Port Lavaca, TX · May 12, 2026

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Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING May 12, 2026 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM City Council Chambers | 202 N. Virginia Street, Port Lavaca TX 77979 MINUTES STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF CALHOUN § CITY OF PORT LAVACA § On this the 12th day of May, 2026, the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, convened in a special meeting at 8:00 a.m. at the regular meeting place in Council Chambers at City Hall, 202 North Virginia Street, Port Lavaca, Texas, with the following members in attendance: I. ROLL CALL Luis De La Garza Mayor (via Zoom) Daniel Aguirre Councilman, District 1 Tim Dent Councilman, District 2 Mary E. “Sissy” Rigby Councilwoman, District 3 Rosie G. Padron Councilwoman, District 4, Mayor Pro Tem Rose Bland-Stewart Councilwoman, District 5 Justin Burke Councilman, District 6 And with the following absent: None II. CALL TO ORDER • Mayor Pro Tem Padron called the meeting to order at 8:14 a.m. and presided. III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance. You may make public comments as you would at a meeting by logging on with your computer and using “Join Zoom Meeting” information on first page of this agenda) • Mayor Pro Tem Padron asked for comments from the public and there were none. IV. ACTION ITEMS - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary. 1. Announcement by Mayor that City Council will retire into closed session: • To discuss Personnel matters in accordance with Title 5, Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code (to discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, duties and responsibilities, reassignment, discipline, or dismissal of an officer or employee, or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee: [Chief of Police]). Page 1 of 2 Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING May 12, 2026 Mayor Pro Tem Padron announced that Council would retire into closed session at 8:16 a.m. 2. Return to Open Session and take any action deemed necessary with regard to matters in closed session. Mayor Pro Tem Padron announced that Council was back in open session at 4:40 p.m. Motion made by Councilman District 2 Dent NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT LAVACA, TEXAS: THAT, Council hereby extends a job offer to Tobie Bias for the position of Chief of Police, contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background investigation in accordance with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). Seconded by Councilwoman District 5 Bland-Stewart Voting Yea: Councilman District 1 Aguirre, Councilman District 2 Dent, Councilwoman District 3 Rigby, Councilwoman District 4 (Mayor Pro Tem) Padron, Councilwoman District 5 Bland-Stewart, Councilman District 6 Burke V. ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING Motion to adjourn: Motion made by Councilman District 6 Burke Seconded by Councilwoman District 4 (Mayor Pro Tem) Padron Voting Yea: Councilman District 1 Aguirre, Councilman District 2 Dent, Councilwoman District 3 Rigby, Councilwoman District 4 (Mayor Pro Tem) Padron, Councilwoman District 5 Bland-Stewart, Councilman District 6 Burke Special Meeting adjourned at 4:43 p.m. These minutes were approved on June 08, 2026. Luis De La Garza, Mayor Mandy Grant, City Secretary Page 2 of 2

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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM City Council Chambers | 202 N. Virginia Street, Port Lavaca TX 77979 PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING The following item will be addressed at this or any other meeting of the city council upon the request of the mayor, any member(s) of council and/or the city attorney: Announcement by the mayor that council will retire into closed session for consultation with city attorney on matters 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 open meetings act (title 5, chapter 551, section 551.071(2) of the Texas government code). (All matters listed under the consent agenda item are routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately.) AGENDA Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary. MEETING PROCEDURE Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, will hold a special meeting Tuesday, May 12, 2026 beginning at 8:00 a.m., at the regular meeting place in Council Chambers at City Hall, 202 North Virginia Street, Port Lavaca, Texas to consider the following items of business: [After publication, any information in a council packet is subject to change during the meeting] The meeting will also be available via the video conferencing application "Zoom", Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89838648852?pwd=QYn9eHwIBFNueSNQu8btopmALh4spj.1 Meeting ID: 898 3864 8852 Passcode: 698728 One Tap Mobile +13462487799,,82182482989#,,,,*912619# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING May 12, 2026 I. ROLL CALL II. CALL TO ORDER III. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance. You may make public comments as you would at a meeting by logging on with your computer and using "Join Zoom Meeting" information on first page of this agenda). IV. ACTION ITEMS - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary 1. Announcement by Mayor that City Council will retire into closed session: • To discuss Personnel matters in accordance with Title 5, Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code (to discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, duties and responsibilities, reassignment, discipline, or dismissal of an officer or employee, or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee: [Chief of Police]). 2. Return to Open Session and take any action deemed necessary with regard to matters in closed session. Presenter is Mayor Whitlow V. ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING Port Lavaca, TX CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING May 12, 2026 VI. CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE This is to certify that the above notice of a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2026, beginning at 8:00 a.m., was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 05, 2026. ________________________________ Mandy Grant, City Secretary ADA NOTICE The Port Lavaca City Hall and Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible. Access to the building is available at the primary north entrance facing Mahan Street. Special parking spaces are located in the Mahan Street parking area. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Port Lavaca will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending meetings. To better serve you, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact City Secretary Mandy Grant at (361) 552-9793 Ext. 230 for assistance.

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