City Council Special Meeting
Special MeetingPort 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]).
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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
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Agenda
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]
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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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